DCC 97/2005
Type
Case
Court
Dubai Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
Divorce, Children, Custody & Access, General Ecclesiastical Law
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
13 Feb 2006
Catchwords
Divorce – Children – Custody – Maintenance – Sharia Law
This case involved the rules of custody following a divorce.
Background
A Respondent filed action No 690/2004 against her husband the Appellant demanding that he pay her alimony worth 20,000 AED per month as of 01/01/2002 until their divorce on 04/04/2004 and pay her a dowry of 20,0000 AE and establish her right to custody of their children and deliver them to her and pay her alimony of 8,000 AED for each child and their school tuition.
The Defendant filed an interlocutory request demanding custody of the children because of their mother's behaviour.
Proceedings:
Court of First Instance | Decision taken on 19/04/2005