Pinay faces UAE court for getting pregnant without a marriage contract

A Filipino woman faced a United Arab Emirates (UAE) Court for failing to present a marriage contract after giving birth in UAE in May, Gulf News said. The Filipino woman, however, insisted that she and her husband got married in the Philippines five years ago, the report said. "My husband is the father of my child, and I never had an illicit affair with anyone," Gulf News quoted her as saying. The Filipina reportedly arrived in UAE in 2009 to work for a family in Abu Dhabi. However, she absconded in May last year when her employer held her salary for three months. After her employer had her residency visa cancelled, she went to Dubai and stayed in an apartment with her husband, who had been residing in UAE for three years. When the husband left UAE, the Filipina, who was already pregnant, moved in with a friend of hers, the report said. On May this year, she gave birth to a boy. Gulf News said the Filipina remains in detention with her baby and her case was adjourned to give her time to get a copy of her marriage contract from the Philippines. - VVP, GMA News #