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Personal Status

Specialised legal solutions for family and personal status matters

Personal status cases are among the most sensitive legal matters, given the human and family dimensions they touch and their direct impact on the lives of individuals and the future of families and children. These cases demand a careful balance between legal knowledge, practical experience, and the ability to handle the particular circumstances of each case in a way that safeguards rights and achieves justice.

Our firm provides comprehensive legal services across the full range of personal status matters for citizens, residents, and foreign nationals within the United Arab Emirates, with a commitment to delivering effective legal solutions that take into account the legal, social, and human dimensions of every dispute.

Types of cases we handle

  • Marriage and the documentation of marriage contracts.
  • Proof of marriage.
  • Divorce and judicial divorce (talaq and tatliq).
  • Khula (divorce at the wife's instance).
  • Spousal maintenance.
  • Child maintenance.
  • Custody.
  • Visitation and hosting rights.
  • Establishment of filiation (proof of lineage).
  • Guardianship over children.
  • Custodianship (wisaya).
  • Wills.
  • Determination of estates (inventory of heirs).
  • Division of estates.
  • Inheritance-related disputes.
  • Family disputes of an international nature.
01

Marriage and the documentation of contracts

Our firm provides legal advice on the conclusion and documentation of marriage contracts in accordance with the legal procedures approved in the United Arab Emirates.

We also assist clients in fulfilling the necessary legal requirements, preparing the required documents, and ensuring the soundness of the legal procedures associated with the contract.

02

Divorce and judicial divorce cases

Circumstances may arise that make the continuation of the marital relationship untenable, requiring the appropriate legal steps to be taken to bring the relationship to an end in accordance with the law.

Our team represents clients in:

We work to protect the rights of the parties and to minimise, as far as possible, the negative effects of the dispute.

  • Divorce claims.
  • Judicial divorce claims.
  • Khula.
  • Family agreements.
  • Settlements relating to financial rights.
  • Claims arising from marital separation.
03

Maintenance and financial rights

Maintenance is among the most common matters in personal status cases, and it comprises a range of financial rights established by law.

Our firm handles:

  • Claims for spousal maintenance.
  • Claims for child maintenance.
  • Claims for educational expenses.
  • Claims for medical expenses.
  • Amendment of maintenance orders.
  • Enforcement of maintenance orders.
  • Pursuing financial claims connected to the family relationship.
04

Custody, visitation, and hosting

The best interests of the child are given special priority under the laws governing personal status.

For this reason, our firm is committed to providing legal support in:

We always work towards solutions that serve the best interests of the children and preserve their psychological and social stability.

  • Custody cases.
  • Applications to transfer custody.
  • Visitation.
  • Hosting.
  • Travel with children.
  • Decisions relating to childcare.
  • Enforcement of judgments relating to children.
05

Establishment of filiation, guardianship, and custodianship

Our firm handles the various cases relating to the establishment of filiation, guardianship, and custodianship, and the legal rights and obligations arising from them.

We also provide legal advice on the management of the affairs of minors and of persons placed under legal custodianship or guardianship.

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Estates and inheritance cases

Estate cases require precise legal expertise, given the multiplicity of parties and the interrelation of financial, real estate, and investment rights in certain cases.

Our services include:

  • Inventory of the estate.
  • Obtaining declarations of heirs (succession certificates).
  • Division of estates.
  • Execution of wills.
  • Claiming inheritance rights.
  • Settling disputes among heirs.
  • Management of inherited assets.
  • Handling estates that include assets both inside and outside the country.
07

Representing foreign nationals in personal status cases

Given the international character of UAE society, our firm has extensive experience in handling family cases involving parties of different nationalities.

We provide legal advice on:

  • The applicable law.
  • Enforcement of foreign judgments.
  • Cross-border family disputes.
  • Child custody in international cases.
  • Division of estates of an international nature.
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Amicable settlement of family disputes

In many cases, it is possible to reach consensual solutions that preserve rights and spare the family the effects of prolonged dispute.

Accordingly, our firm is keen to explore opportunities for amicable settlement before resorting to litigation whenever this is possible, while fully safeguarding the rights and legal interests of our clients.

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Representation before the competent courts

Our team handles all the legal procedures associated with family cases, including:

  • Preparing statements of claim.
  • Drafting legal memoranda.
  • Representing clients before the courts.
  • Following up on expert proceedings where required.
  • Preparing appeals and challenges to judgments.
  • Enforcement of judgments and judicial decisions.

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