Fatima Al-Zaabi

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Family Law Lawyer in Sharjah

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Sharjah

11 years

Member since 2026

About

Emirati advocate licensed by the Ministry of Justice, with chambers in Sharjah serving clients across the Northern Emirates. Eleven years dedicated exclusively to personal-status, family, and inheritance matters under both UAE Personal Status Law and the 2022 Civil Personal Status framework for non-Muslims. Trained mediator with the Sharjah Family Court and a member of the Federal Court Family Mediation Roster. Lectures part-time on UAE family law at the University of Sharjah Faculty of Law. Authored the 2024 practitioner guide on cross-border child custody under the Hague Convention 1980 and UAE bilateral arrangements with India, the Philippines, and the UK. Caseload averages 70-80 active family matters at any time.

Practice Areas

Family LawCivil LitigationCriminal Law

Languages Spoken

English, Arabic

Office Location

Al Majaz Tower, Office 906, Buhaira Corniche, Sharjah

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Verified on 2 May 2026

Practitioner TypeLicensed Advocate

DLAD RegistrationMOJ-SHJ-2015-00742

Licensed Until17 May 2028

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Answered Questions (4)

Family LawBest Answer16 helpful votes
Civil divorce for non-Muslim expats in Abu Dhabi — what is the actual timeline?
Federal Decree-Law 41 of 2022 on Civil Personal Status for Non-Muslims and the Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court (active since 2022) deliver an uncontested divorce in 6-10 weeks on average, with no waiting period or mandat…
Family LawBest Answer16 helpful votes
Inheritance for non-Muslim expats — can I just rely on my home-country will?
A foreign will is enforceable in principle under Federal Decree-Law 41 of 2022 but in practice UAE courts often default to Sharia distribution unless the will is locally registered and explicitly invokes the home-coun…
Family LawBest Answer24 helpful votes
Custody of children after divorce when one parent wants to relocate abroad
Jurisdiction follows the child's habitual residence — Dubai courts have jurisdiction because the child lives in the UAE. For a mixed-nationality marriage with a Muslim UAE national father, the case will fall under Sha…
Family LawBest Answer24 helpful votes
My ex-husband has not paid child maintenance for 4 months — what enforcement options?
Yes. File an execution petition (طلب تنفيذ) at the Sharjah Family Execution Court attaching the divorce decree and the unpaid invoices. The court issues a salary attachment order served on his employer's HR — they mus…