Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) receives an average of 40 civil marriage applications from expats per day, equivalent to four files processed per working hour, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
Since Law No. 14 of 2021 on civil marriage and its effects in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi came into force in early 2022, more than 10,000 civil marriage applications filed at the Civil Family Court for Foreigners.
It offers a wide range of services to tourists and residents of all nationalities. Services include civil marriage, no-fault civil divorce, joint custody of children, civil wills and inheritance, and proof of parentage.
Abu Dhabi has launched an “Express” civil marriage service that allows marriages to take place within 24 hours to accommodate the large number of tourists coming to get married.
Yousuf Saeed Alabri, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Justice, said that they have paperless electronic courts, committed to achieving excellence in electronic judicial service delivery which is from the filing of applications to the final hearing.
