10 advantages provided by law .. "Abu Dhabi Judiciary" reviews the procedures for marriage and civil divorce
The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department organized a virtual international forum, entitled "Lights on the International Civil Marriage Law and the Best Interests of the Family and Foreigners in
The Emirate of Abu Dhabi", with the aim of shedding light on the mechanism for implementing Law No. 14 of 2021 regarding civil marriage and its effects in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and its executive regulations,
And the competencies of the Civil Family Family Court, to adjudicate in cases of marriage, divorce, custody of children, wills and inheritance, to those addressed by the provisions of this law from
Foreigners or non-Muslim citizens.
The Director of the Judicial Inspection Department at the Judicial Department, Counselor Ali Al Shaer Al Dhaheri, confirmed in the opening speech of the forum that the issuance of the Civil Marriage Law
Its effects in Abu Dhabi, and the list of procedures regulating all matters related to the personal status of foreigners, enhances the position of the emirate and its competitiveness, as a destination
For the competencies and experiences from all over the world, in light of the legislative and judicial environment that guarantees the achievement of justice and the protection of rights.
He explained that the organization of this international forum aims to discuss all executive procedures in accordance with the provisions contained in the law and the regulation of marriage procedures
and civil divorce, within the framework of implementing the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, Head of the Judicial Department
In Abu Dhabi, to consolidate a pioneering judicial system that keeps pace with changes and developments, in line with the directions of the Abu Dhabi government to achieve global leadership.
During the forum, Dr. Lina Maria Moll, an international expert on family law at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, spoke, noting:
The recent developments in the legislative field in the UAE, especially those related to family and child laws, and their role in preserving rights
and its protection, which in turn will be reflected in achieving the stability of society and bringing up generations in the right way.
She reviewed the articles of the Civil Marriage Law and its effects in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and its executive regulations, with a focus on the texts on joint custody of children after
Divorce, the method of alternating and dividing custody between father and mother, and how to object to it if there are reasons for that, and cases of dropping the right to custody
joint, whether temporarily or continuously, in the event that any of the cases that harm the child’s interest are realized, with an indication of how to request the court’s intervention when no
Agree on any decision regarding the child after the divorce.
She referred to the comprehensiveness of the procedural regulation of the law, which deals with the jurisdiction of the civil family matters court, to adjudicate requests and disputes related to marriage.
Civil rights and its effects, such as financial rights resulting from divorce, custody, wills, civil inheritance, proof of parentage and other matters related to the situation
Personal identity for foreigners, as well as civil marriage procedures and conditions for concluding it, and civil divorce procedures or what is known as divorce without harm, which is based on
Equality between the right of the wife or husband to sign a divorce without prejudice to the financial rights of the wife.
The executive regulations for the procedures of the Civil Marriage and Divorce Law No. 14 of 2021 in Abu Dhabi showed that there are 10 advantages provided to foreigners.
Those wishing to marry civil, as the law provides a modern and advanced concept of civil family laws for foreigners in accordance with international best practices, including requests
Disputes related to civil marriage and its effects, such as civil divorce, joint custody, financial rights resulting from divorce, wills and civil inheritance
Proof of parentage, adoption and other matters related to the personal status of foreigners, including advantages.
First: The absence of a requirement for the presence of a guardian for the wife and the absence of witnesses.
Second: Making the civil marriage contract available to tourists and residents outside the emirate or outside the country.
Third: In the case of a divorce request, the case is referred directly to the court to issue a ruling from the first session without submitting to family guidance.
Fourth: Providing the principle of divorce without harm.
Fifth: The applicant for divorce fills out the application form, without the need for the assistance of a lawyer.
Sixth: Preserving the financial rights resulting from civil divorce and granting the court the discretionary power to compel any of the spouses to pay a lump sum of money.
to compensate the other party.
Seventh: Judgment for joint custody of children.
Eighth: Determining cases of dismissal of any of the father or mother and forfeiting his right to joint custody.
Ninth: The judgment issued by the court shall be final and enforceable
Tenth: Providing court procedures, whether in court forms or oral procedures, in both Arabic and English.
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