{"id":18395,"date":"2025-04-19T08:12:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/?p=18395"},"modified":"2025-04-19T08:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:12:19","slug":"uae-court-rejects-mans-request-to-disown-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/uae-court-rejects-mans-request-to-disown-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE court rejects man\u2019s request to \u2018disown\u2019 daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<article data-page=\"\/uae\/crime\/uae-court-rejects-mans-request-to-disown-daughter-1.103959304\" class=\"article  \" data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/imagevars.gulfnews.com\/2022\/02\/09\/court--court-room--judgement--ask-the-law--court-hammer_17ede73e5c6_medium.jpg\" data-sections=\"uae,crime\" data-authors=\"Aghaddir Ali, Senior Reporter\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\" id=\"1.103959304\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col d-none d-md-block\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h1 itemprop=\"headline\" class=\" \" data-article-head=\"\">UAE court rejects man\u2019s request to \u2018disown\u2019 daughter<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lead \">He falsely claimed baby had died shortly after birth and refused to spend money on her<\/p>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-5 gn-col-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n        <time class=\"publish\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-09-04T14:40:40+04:00\"><br \/>\n    Published:\u00a0<br \/>\n        <span class=\"time\">September 04, 2024 14:40<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/time><\/p>\n<p>    <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" itemprop=\"author\" class=\"author\"><br \/>\n            <a rel=\"author\" class=\"font-weight-bold\" itemprop=\"sameAs\" href=\"#\"><br \/>\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">Aghaddir Ali, Senior Reporter<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n            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Al Khaimah recently rejected an Arab father\u2019s request to \u201cdisown\u201d his daughter and obliged him to pay the lawyer\u2019s fees.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The man had claimed she was not his biological daughter and refused to spend money on her.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"PA_mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cacher\">\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va23xpxEFeXuMgVqck3B\">Get exclusive content with Gulf News WhatsApp channel<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The father had submitted a petition to the Case Management Office requesting the referral of the case for investigation to \u201cprove\u201d through legal means &#8211; using evidence and witness testimony &#8211; that the fetus his ex-wife was carrying during their divorce had died shortly after birth.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>He requested a DNA test on the daughter, whom his ex-wife had claimed was indeed his daughter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_article_1\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_Article\/gulfnews_uae_article\/gulfnews_uae_article_1\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,100], [300,250], [710,250], [710,400], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [300,100], [300,250], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The Hanan Salem Al Shammili\u2019s Law Firm, legal representative of the ex-wife, affirmed that the firm presented two witnesses who testified that the daughter was the man\u2019s child from a valid marriage. One of the witnesses affirmed that the plaintiff denied his paternity out of fear of his family.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<div class=\"more-similar-article\">\n<h3 class=\"text-uppercase similar-title\">also read<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/uae\/crime\/uae-woman-fined-dh5000-for-destroying-husbands-clothes-1.103867827\"><br \/>\n                UAE: Woman fined Dh5,000 for destroying husband\u2019s clothes<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/uae\/ask-the-law-ex-wife-seeks-clarity-on-child-custody-alimony-1.101742378\"><br \/>\n                Ask the law: Ex-wife seeks clarity on child custody, alimony<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<h3>Past promises<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The firm presented the marriage and divorce documents, the daughter\u2019s birth certificate, and a copy of an agreement dated and signed by both parties to the case, which included the father\u2019s acknowledgment of paternity and his commitment to pay Dh400 per month in alimony upon the child\u2019s birth and to obtain a passport for her.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_article_2\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_Article\/gulfnews_uae_article\/gulfnews_uae_article_2\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,100], [300,250], [710,250], [710,400], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [300,100], [300,250], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The couple married on October 17, 1998, and their daughter was born in 1999. An agreement was made at the office of the Chief Judge in Ras Al Khaimah to facilitate the ex-wife\u2019s return to her home country, with the husband agreeing to secure a passport for the child and provide financial support after birth.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The mother struggled for years to ensure her daughter received proper identification and support. The plaintiff failed to pay child support from February 1, 2000, until the verdict date on August 26, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Despite the ruling, the father refused to comply, claiming the daughter was dead and attempting to evade his legal and moral responsibilities. The defendant obtained a statement from the Ministry of Interior of her country confirming the daughter is alive.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-nl-wrap\" list=\"211\" title=\"Sign up for the Daily Briefing\" byline=\"Get the latest news and updates straight to your inbox.\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_textad\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_TextAd\/gulfnews_uae_textad\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [728,90] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [320,50], [300,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [320,50], [300,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UAE court rejects man\u2019s request to \u2018disown\u2019 daughter He falsely claimed baby had died shortly after birth and refused to spend money on her Published:\u00a0 September 04, 2024 14:40 Aghaddir Ali, Senior Reporter Follow us Representational image Image Credit: Shutterstock Ras Al Khaimah: The Second Personal Status Court in Ras Al Khaimah recently rejected an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18395"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22560,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18395\/revisions\/22560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}