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The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) says it receives four application for civil marriage of expats per hour since the law on Civil Marriage in Abu Dhabi came into force early last year. The ADJD has so far received more than 10,000 civil marriage applications at the Civil Family Court for foreigners, at a rate of 40 civil marriage applications per day. Yousef Saeed Alabri, Undersecretary of the Judicial Department, said that the ongoing role of the Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court for Foreigners as a pioneering model for civil family courts stems from the implementation of the vision of UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Alabri quoted statistics from the Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court for Foreigners showing that more than 10,000 civil marriage applications had been registered since the law came into force. Abu Dhabi also launched the "Express" civil marriage service, which allows marriages to be done in 24 hours, in order to cater to the large number of tourists coming from all over the world to get married in Abu Dhabi. The Civil Family Court for Foreigners also offers other services to tourists and residents of all nationalities, such as no-fault civil divorce, joint custody of children, civil wills and inheritance, and proof of parentage. ICA/Expat Media
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