UAE family matters Q&As: how can I apply my country’s law to a divorce case?

In my column this week in The National newspaper, I answer a question on how travel bans relate to custody cases, reassuring a woman who is concerned that her work travel may give her estranged husband cause to file a custody case against her for custody of their two children. I clarify there is a difference between travel and permanent residence. I also advise a woman who wishes to have the laws of her home country applied in her financial support case in the UAE. As I explain, this request may be taken into account by the UAE authorities but that depends on her husband’s wishes.