Man Promised Marriage, Took Woman’s Money, Ordered To Pay Dh58,700

An Abu Dhabi court has ordered a man to pay a woman Dh48,700 and a further Dh10,000 in compensation after finding that he had led her to believe he intended to marry her and obtained money from her over a period of time.

The Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Claims Court heard that the man received cash and bank transfers from the woman after promising to repay the money once his financial circumstances improved and his banking transactions were completed.

The woman filed a civil case seeking Dh48,800, which she said represented the outstanding debt, along with Dh20,000 in compensation for material, moral and psychological harm allegedly caused by the man's deception, bad-faith delay and repeated failure to repay the money.

She also sought annual interest of 5 per cent from the date the case was filed until the amount was fully settled, as well as court costs and lawyers' fees.

After reviewing the evidence, the court ordered the man to pay Dh48,700 to the woman, together with Dh10,000 in compensation.