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Ex-husband insults woman; what are penalties for defamation?
Khaleej Times
|October 13, 2025
Question: I am a divorced mother living in the UAE. My ex-husband has begun contacting my son (from another marriage) and speaking negatively about me to him. What legal options do I have to address this situation?
Answer: In the UAE, any person who makes false, insulting, or defamatory statements about another may be held legally accountable, and the applicable provisions depend on the medium through which such defamatory statements are made.
Any defamatory statements made may fall under Article 425 of the Federal Decree-Law No. 31 of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law which states that anyone who attributes to another person an incident that exposes them to punishment or public contempt shall be punished with, "a penalty of incarceration for a period not exceeding two years or a fine not exceeding Dh20,000".
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