Dubai court rejects husband's plea to make his wife return Dhs176,000 he gave to her as loan

The Dubai Civil Court rejected a husband's lawsuit against his wife, in which he demanded she return Dhs176,000, he claimed he had transferred to her as a loan, due to insufficient evidence of the debt.

The court ordered the appellant to pay the fees, expenses, and lawyer's fees.

The case dates back to an earlier time when a dispute arose between the parties and the husband stated that he had transferred various amounts of money to his wife between May and September 2025, totaling Dhs176,000, on the basis of a loan repayable on demand, but she he refused to return the amount so he resorted to legal action.

The plaintiff submitted documents including a copy of the marriage certificate and bank transfer statements proving the transfers were made on the specified dates, while the defendant insisted on rejecting the lawsuit, demanding that the plaintiff be ordered to pay the expenses.

The dispute was referred to the competent court, which reserved the case for judgment after hearing oral arguments and reviewing the documents.

The court affirmed that bank transfers do not, by themselves, constitute sufficient evidence to prove a debt, unless there is clear evidence establishing their nature, reason, and the obligations arising from them.

The court also clarified that the case documents lacked conclusive proof that the transferred amounts were in the form of a loan, especially since the marital relationship between the parties is still ongoing, which makes the appellant’s claims mere assertions unsupported by credible evidence.

Accordingly, the court rejected the lawsuit and ordered the plaintiff to pay the fees and expenses, in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Procedures Law.