With the UAE issuing a new personal status law for non-Muslims, there are various aspects of the lives of non-Muslim residents in the UAE – like marriage, divorce, child custody and inheritance – which would be covered under the new legislation.
Article 4 of the law – Federal Decree Law No. 41 of 2022 – is titled ‘Equality between men and women in rights and obligations’, and covers four specific situations within civil law.
In application of the provisions of this Decree-Law, equality of men and women in and obligations shall be observed.
