We’re getting divorced: can I hire someone to track my ‘cheating’ husband?

My husband and I have been living apart for the past nine months and he has since filed for divorce in an Abu Dhabi court. We have a nine-year-old daughter, and I do not wish to divorce but he is determined. I suspect he is having an affair but I do not have evidence to prove this. Can I get help from some officials to track his movements and monitor his home (without his job being affected)?

It is illegal to appoint anybody to trace your husband or to collect evidence about his relationship. If you have solid evidence or witnesses, you may file a criminal case against him for adultery. If you do not wish for him to face jail or deportation then you may only file a family case to claim for divorce and custody, if you have children. Unfortunately, there are no other options you can take. If you do not have any solid evidence to prove your husband’s infidelity and you have doubts then I suggest considering other options before taking legal action. If your husband is not having an extra-marital affair and you took legal action you will be breaking up the marriage for no reason.

My husband is cheating on me and I want to file a complaint against him to prove that he is guilty. He is using a car, which is under loan, and we have a mortgage in my name. What would the consequences be in terms of bank liability should I file a criminal case against him?

If you filed a criminal case and won, your husband would face a deportation sentence. With regards to the car, because it is under your name, your husband would not be liable for it and you would have to discuss the personal liability with the bank to resolve the car loan and mortgage. The bank will take action for the loan and mortgage against you because it is your car loan and not against your husband because he is not liable.

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