New Sharjah alimony fund to aid women and children

The Sharjah Judicial Council, chaired by Shaikh Sultan Bin Ahmad Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, has decided to establish a new fund to support individuals in need of urgent alimony payments, particularly women and children.

- BY AGHADDIR ALI

The fund will step in when it is difficult to obtain payments from the person legally responsible — such as a husband or father — due to legal complications or financial constraints. Any payments made through the fund will later be recovered from the individual re