Man obligated to pay Dhs87,000 to his divorcee for withdrawing money from daughter’s account

Man obligated to pay Dhs87,000 to his divorcee for withdrawing money from daughter’s account

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Emaduddin Khalil, Staff ReporterThe Abu Dhabi Court of First Instance obligated a man to pay Dhs87,000 to his divorcee after he had withdrawn the amount from their daughter's bank account.

While married, the defendant and his divorcee agreed to deposit each a monthly amount in the said account to secure the future of their daughter.

The court also obligated the defendant to pay the charges, expenses and lawyer's fees.

The case dated back to a lawsuit filed by a woman in which she demanded that the defendant, her ex-husband, be obligated to pay Dhs87,000 plus the charges and expenses.

The plaintiff said she and her then husband agreed to open an account in their daughter's name and to deposit each a sum of money on a monthly basis.

She added that she deposited monthly sums of money which totaled