Hi, I was born in the UK to my British mother, my "Father" is from Bahrain.
He came over to the UK in the 70's , and i was conceived, he then returned to his home in Bahrain they were unmarried, and he is now married with younger children. Do i have any rights, if he refuses contact, or even inheritance? as i have just found him online.
Do you think he could have arguments to counter this? Also do the UAE laws you might mention cover Bahrain? I don't even know if he broke laws by having me. I'll also need advise on proceeding.
Need advise on laws
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Uae laws don't apply in Bahrain, it's a different country after all. Inheritance is governed by Shariah law and is based on recognized relations ie marriage.
Secondly, I doubt if you will have any luck pursuing it in the courts. The marriage was never registered in Bahrain and to establish birth out of wedlock in a foreign country, which happened decades ago, is not likely to gain any traction. You can contact a lawyer and get proper legal advice to pursue this further.
In my view, it's probably better to file against him in the UK. So if you ever have a positive outcome, you can hold him accountable whenever he visits UK.
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This doesn't sound promising at all
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Unfortunately it isn't. None of the GCC countries recognize birth out of wedlock. In fact, if it happens here, people end up in jail and expats get deported / banned. So claiming rights after this is exceptionally difficult... More so when the birth happened outside of Bahrain and on top, 30 years ago. That's why I said to file in the UK.
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