{"id":233,"date":"2023-04-19T05:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T05:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/?p=233"},"modified":"2023-04-19T05:09:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T05:09:00","slug":"ask-the-law-what-happens-if-wife-initiates-divorce-proceedings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/19\/ask-the-law-what-happens-if-wife-initiates-divorce-proceedings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask the law: What happens if wife initiates divorce proceedings"},"content":{"rendered":"<article data-page=\"\/uae\/crime\/ask-the-law-what-happens-if-wife-initiates-divorce-proceedings-1.94504882\" class=\"article  \" data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/imagevars.gulfnews.com\/2022\/02\/04\/divorce--marital-dispute_17ec41de320_medium.jpg\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\" id=\"1.94504882\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col text-left \">\n<div class=\"tag-container live mb-3\">\n                    <span class=\"tag text-uppercase\"><br \/>\n                    Ask the Law<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col d-none d-md-block\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h1 itemprop=\"headline\" class=\" \" data-article-head=\"\">Ask the law: What happens if wife initiates divorce proceedings<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lead \">Non-Muslim woman seeks advice on custody of 2 children\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-9 gn-col-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n        <time class=\"publish\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2023-03-17T09:47:08+04:00\"><br \/>\n    Published:\u00a0<br \/>\n        <span class=\"time\">March 17, 2023 09:47<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/time><\/p>\n<p>    <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" itemprop=\"author\" class=\"author\"><br \/>\n            <a rel=\"author\" class=\"font-weight-bold\" itemprop=\"sameAs\" href=\"#\"><br \/>\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">Mohammad Ebrahim Al Shaiba, Special to Gulf News<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3 gn-col-share text-md-right\">\n<div class=\"article-share gn-media-share-links\">\n<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"share-link facebook\" data-share=\"facebook\" data-url=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/uae\/crime\/ask-the-law-what-happens-if-wife-initiates-divorce-proceedings-1.94504882\" data-description=\"Ask the law: What happens if wife initiates divorce proceedings\"><br \/>\n    <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\">\n        <use xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"\/\/gulfnews.com\/svg\/gn-sprite.svg#icon-social-fb\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" class=\"share-link twitter\" data-share=\"twitter\" data-url=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/uae\/crime\/ask-the-law-what-happens-if-wife-initiates-divorce-proceedings-1.94504882\" data-description=\"Ask the law: What 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decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imagevars.gulfnews.com\/2022\/02\/04\/divorce--marital-dispute_17ec41de320_medium.jpg\" alt=\"divorce, marital dispute\"><br \/>\n            <\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n                Representational image.<br \/>\n                <span class=\"image-credit\">Image Credit: Shutterstock<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<h2>A woman asks: I am a non-Muslim woman married to a non-Muslim man. I have a 3-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl. Currently, I am at odds with my husband and I want to divorce him, according to the Personal Status Law for non-Muslims.<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<h2>My question is: If the divorce is because or initiated by me, do I have the right to claim custody? And if the court decides to give me custody of the children, do I legally have the right to leave the UAE permanently and return to my country? Until what age am I legally entitled to retain custody of my children? Please advise.<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>I would advise the the following:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The new law allows mutual custody between the father and the mother, whatever the reasons of divorce are, until the child reaches the age of 18 at which time the child will be given the right to choose to continue with either the father or the mother.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"PA_mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cacher\">\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<div class=\"more-similar-article\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/uae\/ask-the-law-i-am-a-muslim-man-and-i-want-to-marry-a-muslim-woman-1.1676623209393\"><br \/>\n                Ask the Law: I am a Muslim man and I want to marry a Muslim woman<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/uae\/crime\/ask-the-law-i-am-currently-not-ready-to-vacate-my-villa-1.1675960834642\"><br \/>\n                Ask the Law: I am currently not ready to vacate my villa<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/uae\/ask-the-law-my-wife-gifted-me-an-off-plan-property-can-she-withdraw-the-gift-in-the-future-1.1676623804744\"><br \/>\n                Ask the law: My wife gifted me an off-plan property. Can she withdraw the gift in the future?<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>During the mutual custody, the court, by application from one of the parents, can grant the sole custody to the applicant, if justifiable reason is proven to the court that the other parent is not eligible.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Travelling outside the country should be also a mutual decision between the father and mother; and, in case there is a dispute regarding parental rights, either parent may approach the court to request the court\u2019s intervention to decide on the disputed matter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv\">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_article_1\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_Article\/gulfnews_uae_article\/gulfnews_uae_article_1\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,100], [300,250], [710,250], [710,400], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [300,100], [300,250], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Article 10 of the new Law states that:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>(1) Custody of children is a right granted to both the father and the mother equally after the divorce, as well as it is a right of the children to have both parents raise them, to minimize the psychological effect of divorce on the children;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>(2) The primary rule in terms of custody is that the father and the mother shall have joint custody over the children after the divorce, unless the two parties submit a request to the court to grant custody to whoever is capable of achieving the best interests of the child, or one of them requests a written waiver before the court of his right to custody, or submits a request to the court to exclude the other party from joint custody for any reason accepted by the court \u2014 such as incapacity, danger of such custody, or the party failing to perform his duties;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>(3) In the event of a disagreement between the father and the mother regarding any matter of joint custody, either of them has the right to submit an application to the court to object, or to request the intervention of the court to decide on the matter in dispute;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>(4) The court will have the discretionary power to decide what it deems appropriate for the interest of the fostered child, based on the request of either parent after the divorce.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"tlba-div\" data-widget=\"taboola\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv\">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_textad\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_TextAd\/gulfnews_uae_textad\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [728,90] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [320,50], [300,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [320,50], [300,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ask the Law Ask the law: What happens if wife initiates divorce proceedings Non-Muslim woman seeks advice on custody of 2 children Published:\u00a0 March 17, 2023 09:47 Mohammad Ebrahim Al Shaiba, Special to Gulf News Representational image. 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