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28 March 2024

Dad willing to give up child over alimony

The man approached the general department for human rights and told them he was willing to give up custody of his daughter to his ex-wife. (Shutterstock)

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An Emirati man in Dubai sought to give up his little daughter to his ex-wife to avert paying alimony, which accumulated to more than Dh80,000 over the past years.

The man approached the general department for human rights and told them he was willing to give up custody of his daughter to his ex-wife if she agreed to drop alimony.

“The father came to us and said that he was no longer able to pay alimony and that he was willing to give up custody of his daughter,” said Fatima Al Kindi, head, Social Support Division at the department.

“We were surprised by his request and decided to deal with the case on a humanitarian basis in order to keep the bond between the man and his child.

“We then got the man and his ex-wife to meet and reached a deal in which he would regularly see his daughter and pay the required alimony in installments.”