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UAE Law and Practice Contributed by: Awatif Al Khouri, Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Con- sultancy is a Dubai-based full-service law firm with a 50+ multidisciplinary legal team, led by Emirati advo - cate Mrs Awatif Al Khouri, who has more than three decades of experience in complex personal status matters. The firm is based in Dubai and represents UAE nationals, expatriates and international clients before all levels of the UAE courts, including the Federal Supreme Court. Its family law practice cov -

ers divorce, child custody, guardianship, visitation, child and spousal maintenance, relocation disputes, inheritance-related matters, marital agreements, rec - ognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, and cross-border family disputes. The team also draws on the firm’s wider civil, criminal, commercial and dis - pute resolution capabilities where family matters in - volve property, financial claims, criminal allegations, business interests or overseas proceedings.

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Awatif Al Khouri is the founder and principal of Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy, and has more than three decades of experience in the UAE legal land - scape. She represents individual and

corporate clients before all levels of the UAE judici - ary, from the Courts of First Instance to the Federal Supreme Court. Her work spans complex family, civil, commercial, corporate and criminal matters. She is particularly experienced in family disputes involving divorce, custody, maintenance, inherit - ance, relocation, financial settlements and enforce - ment proceedings, including cases with cross-bor - der elements and issues arising under UAE personal status and civil family laws. Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy 29th Floor, 2904 H Hotel Office Tower P.O. Box 40073 Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai

United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 43254000 Email: info@alrowaad.ae Web: www.alrowaad.ae

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