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Unhappy wife divorces husband over disability

Dubai courts

A woman was granted a divorce from her husband after she complained that the man is physically disabled and can no longer have sex with her.

Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation upheld the rulings issued by both the court of first instance and court of appeals, which granted the woman a divorce after she insisted on separating from her husband.
 
The woman told the court that her husband suffered from illnesses that affected his sexual organs and that he could no longer please her.
 
The court of first instance granted the woman the divorce and ordered the husband to pay legal expenses. But the man appealed.The appeals court upheld the divorce verdict, but ordered the wife to pay back the man’s dowry of Dhs170,000.
 
The woman appealed the payback verdict at the court of cassation, which upheld the divorce ruling but cancelled the payment of the dowry.
 
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