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UAE Handbook

Draft, not published. This page has not passed verification against primary sources. Do not rely on it.

Family and personal status

Planned scope: Marriage, births, wills, divorce and sponsoring family.

Planned topics (10)

Each topic becomes a page once it is checked against a primary source.

  • Pregnancy and maternity care; maternity leave
  • Birth registration
  • Registering a birth with home-country embassy
  • Marriage
  • Divorce
  • Wills and inheritance (non-Muslims)
  • Guardianship of children
  • Death of a resident
  • Domestic violence and family safety
  • Child protection and children's digital safety