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A new UAE law on Personal Status for all non-Muslim expats in the country will take effect starting February 1, the UAE Government announced. The Federal Personal Status Law applies to non-Muslim foreigners residing in the country and regulates marriage and divorce conditions. Non-Muslim foreigners may agree to implement other legislation on family or personal status in force in the UAE instead of the provisions of the new Federal Decree-Law. The new law regulates marriage conditions and the procedures of contracting and documenting the marriage before the competent courts. It also specifies the procedures of divorce that can be initiated jointly or unilaterally. It organises the procedures for settling the financial claims after divorce, and the arrangement of joint custody for children. It also organises the procedures for inheritance and wills, and proofs of paternity. ICA/Expat Media
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