At the beginning of 2021, Decision No. 3 of 2021 organized the visitation timings by one of the one parents, and the decision has organized the time numbers and types, as well as the age of the Child and the relationship between the applicant and the child.
The same decision organized the visitation for the grandparents. If the child is less than 2 years, then the visit shall be 1-2 times a month, each visit not more than 2 hours, without the right to accompany the child. From the ages of 2 -4 years the visit shall be 1 or 2 times a month, each visit not more than 5 hours without the right to accompany the child, and visitation through online means not exceeding 30 minutes once a month. Starting from the age of 4, the visit shall be 1-2 times a month, each not more than 7 hours, and visitation through online means not exceeding 30 minutes once a month.
If the parent that is requesting the visitation is detained, then the visitation shall only be through online means of communication. Should the applicant expose the child to any risk, or if there is any risk in the execution of the visitation, or if the applicant did not abide by the visitation order, then the Judge has the right to request the suspension of the visitation court order. Furthermore, the law indicates that the applicant could be in breach of the court order if the child was not returned after accompanying, if they were absent and did not attend without a valid reason, and if such absence happened with a promptly advanced time for notice, or if the applicant left the child with a third-party or if the applicant did not consider public order or tradition or harmed the custodian at the time of receiving the child.
The same law considers that the custodian could be in breach of this law if they refused to bring the child or deliver the child as per the visitation court order, and if such breach happens, the Judge may warn the custodian and apply daily penalties between AED 1,000-10,-000 a day or issue a detention order. Should this happen, the Judge may prepare a report indicating the number of times the custodian has breached the visitation and the time and date of each breach, as such a report could be used to claim custody at a later stage.
In regards to other family relatives, they are organized in the same decision and are given the right to visit the child with different arrangements. However, since the aforementioned are the most common, I wanted to highlight them in this article It is important to highlight that as per Article No. 2 of Decision No. 3 of 2021, that the context of this decision is issued for the sake of guidance and not mandatory to be applied and shall be considered in each undecided procedure or case, before the date of the decree’s issuance.
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