What do you need to know regarding Civil Marriage in the UAE?
It is one of the legal provisions related to the personal status of non-Muslim foreigners, specifically the covenant that establishes the union between a non-Muslim man and woman. It is ratified through a civil contract, thus not requiring any religious ceremony.
Among the most important requirements for civil marriage is that both the husband and wife must be at least 21 years old, and the marriage should not occur between first-degree relatives, such as siblings, children, grandchildren, uncles, or aunts. The spouses are also required to sign a disclosure form, and both parties must declare their consent to the marriage.
As for divorce, a “no-fault divorce” is a concept based on equality between the rights of the wife and the husband in issuing a divorce decree without the need to prove harm or justify the reasons for separation. This type of divorce can be conducted in the first session, facilitating the completion of procedures quickly and reducing tension and conflict between the spouses, especially when there are children involved.
In the case of having children between them, custody is shared equally between the father and mother. The method of rotation and division of joint custody between the parents is determined, whether on a weekly, bi-monthly, or monthly basis. Mechanisms for objecting to this judgment are provided in the presence of reasons…
In inheritance and wills, the heir has the right to leave a will for the entirety of their assets in the country to whomever they desire. In the absence of a will, half of the inheritance goes to the husband or wife, and the other half is equally distributed among the children, irrespective of gender. If the deceased has no children, the inheritance goes equally to the living parents.
Articles (5), (7), (8), (10), and (11) of Federal Law Decree No. (41) of 2022 concerning civil personal status.
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