Question: My husband has fathered a child out of wedlock with another woman. He would like to take the baby from the woman after its birth as the woman is unfit to be a mother. Is this possible?
Answer: A sexual relationship between an unmarried couple is a crime in the UAE. The fact that a child was born out of wedlock is evidence of a prohibited physical relationship between your husband and another woman and therefore, the child will be considered illegitimate. Your husband and the other woman may be subject to imprisonment for up to one year and followed by mandatory deportation.
Disclaimer:
The above information might not apply if both parties are non-muslim. Starting from the 1st of February 2023, UAE issued specific family law to be applied between non-muslim expatriate residents in case none of them wanted to apply his/her home country's law in the UAE. To know more information about this law, please feel free to click this link.
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