DCC 72/2009
Type
Case
Court
Dubai Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
Divorce, Children, Housing & Homelessness
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
10 Nov 2009
Catchwords
Domestic Abuse – Divorce – Maintenance – Children – Housing – Evidence – Witnesses
This case involved a request for maintenance by a woman who had been abandoned by her husband. The court considered the evidence from the witnesses. A key point was whether the maintenance and housing allowances were proportionate to the husband's income.
Background
As the wife of the Defendant, an Appellant gave birth to two sons and within the age of custody.
The Defendant had abandoned her, they had been in a separate room for a year and a half, and he was always assaulting her, drinking wine, and came home drunk. He also stopped spending money on her and her children.
In addition, she was notified that he had stopped paying rent for the villa which would lead to her eviction.
He was a businessman and owned a private villa for rent of least 450,000 AED per year and had private companies but also did not pay wages for the maid.
Proceedings
Court of first instance | decision dated 27/10/2008