1,000 civil marriages registered in Abu Dhabi since the beginning of the year

The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department announced the registration of more than 1,000 civil marriage requests before the Civil Family Matters Court for foreigners, within less than 5 months, since the implementation of the Civil Marriage Law of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi last January, in addition to the registration of 50 divorce cases without harm. And 20 civil inheritance cases, and 250 requests for the attestation of a civil will.

The Civil Marriage and Divorce Law in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi provides a modern and advanced concept of civil family laws for foreigners in accordance with the best international practices.

In detail, the Undersecretary of the Judicial Department, Counselor Youssef Saeed Al-Abri, confirmed that the Abu Dhabi Court for foreigners registered more than a thousand civil marriage requests submitted by 120 nationalities from around the world, including 20% ​​of the tourists who came specifically to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to contract civil marriage. It reflects the emirate’s global position and the extent of confidence in the judicial system and the justice services provided by the department, in implementation of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, and Head of the Judicial Department, to develop a pioneering and advanced judicial system that keeps pace with all developments in line with the directions of the Government of Abu Dhabi.

Al-Abri said: "What the Emirate of Abu Dhabi has achieved in the field of developing the personal status law for foreigners and non-Muslims, embodies the wise vision of our wise leadership, and its keenness to develop an integrated and advanced system of services that achieve excellence and leadership globally, especially with the uniqueness of Abu Dhabi in the Arab region as it is the only city that applies laws Civil courts for foreigners and non-Muslims in personal status matters,” referring to the distinction of Abu Dhabi courts being bilingual electronic courts, as litigation forms and judgments are available in both Arabic and English, in order to guarantee the foreigner’s right to understand the litigation procedures in an easy and accessible manner, without any language obstacles that may preclude Between him and getting to know the court's decisions in cases.

While the statistics showed, 50 civil divorce cases without harm have been registered for foreigners and non-Muslims residing in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi since the law came into force last January. The law deliberately did so in order to reduce quarrels, and the occurrence of separation without turning the spouses into antagonists and the consequent negative effects on the future joint role of parents in raising children after divorce, while the court expected, on its own, the ruling of approving joint custody of children, in order to achieve the best interest. of the child and without the separation of his parents affecting his right to care.

The statistics showed that 20 cases of civil inheritance for foreigners had been registered since the beginning of January, as the new law provided a simple and easy mechanism for dividing the inheritance for foreigners residing in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, by giving the wife 50% of her husband’s inheritance, while the rest is divided among the children equally without distinction between male or female. Female, and the court issues its ruling on the distribution of the inheritance in Arabic and English within 30 days from the date of filing the case, in order to facilitate the heirs and achieve economic stability with regard to assets and property.

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10 advantages

The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department confirmed the existence of 10 advantages provided by the Civil Marriage Law in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to foreigners wishing to marry a civil, as the law provides a modern concept of civil family laws for foreigners, including requests and disputes related to civil marriage and its effects, such as civil divorce, joint custody, financial rights resulting from divorce, and a will Civil inheritance, proof of parentage and adoption, and other matters related to the personal status of foreigners.

The ten advantages included, not requiring the presence of a guardian for the wife, not requiring the presence of witnesses, making the civil marriage contract available to tourists and residents outside the emirate or outside the state, and in the case of a divorce request, the case is presented directly to the court to issue a ruling from the first session, providing the principle of divorce without harm, mobilizing an applicant Obtaining a divorce application form, without the need for a lawyer, and preserving the rights arising from the divorce, and the court has the authority to compel any of the spouses to pay financial compensation to the other, and to rule joint custody of the children, and to determine cases of dismissal of any of the father or mother and forfeit his right to joint custody, and the ruling is The court’s issuance is final and enforceable, in addition to providing court procedures in both Arabic and English.

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