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ANNUAL REPORT - DUBAI COURTS
J/Khalid Yahya Al Hosani
Chief Justice, Personal Status Court
Personal Status Court
Personal Status Court has jurisdiction over authentication of Personal Affairs matters such as marriage and divorce as well as cases and matters besides personal status and money matters of Muslims and Non-Muslim. It has territorial and spatial jurisdiction. It also supervises the performance of marriage of cials and authenticates the documents issued by the Family Counseling Section, as well as exit and settlement agreements issued by the Settlements Section. This court is presided by a chief judge who reports to the Head of the Courts of First Instance. This court received 2,500 cases in 2018 and saw progress in its indicators compared with 2017, especially the average verdict term from rst hearing.
The main achievements of the Personal Status Court in 2018 include the opening and activation of service centers in terms of certi cate issuance, which also provide remote/ visual communication services for issuing some certi cates. This is now available at Hatta, Wa and AlBarsha centers in order to facilitate procedures for customers and save their time and efforts, and also reduce the burden on the court.
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