This facility is provided only by Abu Dhabi.
Regulations for enforcing foreign marriage and divorce laws were approved
Abu Dhabi (news advertisment latest.newspaper February 07, 2022) A new law in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, will allow tourists and people living outside the UAE to get married, this service is provided only by Abu Dhabi. And it is available exclusively in the region, the new law regulates family matters for foreigners or foreigners and gives tourists the opportunity to finalize civil marriage agreements, the law has been approved. And it will be implemented.
According to Gulf media, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Resolution No. 8 of 2022, which approved the rules for enforcing the Civil Marriage and Divorce Law. The law regulates family matters for foreigners, including civil marriage, divorce, joint custody of children and financial rights.
In this regard, the Under-Secretary of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, Yousuf Saeed Al-Abri, said that the regulations contain all the details regarding the organization of legal proceedings under the Civil Marriage and Divorce Law in the UAE. Civil Family Law introduces a modern concept for citizens, the new regulations consist of 52 articles that relate to the jurisdiction of the Civil Family Court established in the UAE in Abu Dhabi, which deals with civil marriage and its implications, such as civil Divorce is designed to resolve claims and disputes over the joint custody of children, including financial rights arising out of divorce, wills, civil inheritance, proof of birth, adoption and other personal status issues of foreign nationals. Also covers
It has been reported that the law introduces the concept of civil marriages based on the will of both husband and wife, which means that the consent of the woman's family will no longer be required. That is, without the need to prove that there is any harm in the marriage and divorce can be applied by one of the spouses, whereas before that the divorce is not granted unless the loss is proved in court. Was
According to the law, divorce between foreign couples can now be granted without the need to go to the family guidance department at the first hearing and the divorced couple will no longer have to go through the mandatory reconciliation session, but the wife's financial rights. Or financial rights will be based on a number of criteria, including the number of years of marriage, the age of the spouse, the financial status of each spouse, and other considerations.
Under the law, children will be raised equally between parents in order to maintain the child's mental health and reduce the impact of divorce on the child. The law also addresses inheritance issues, where non- Muslims have the right to register a will and to make a will for a foreigner to transfer all his property to whomever he wishes.
