UAE man divorces wife over $40,828 wedding dress
DUBAI, October 17, 2015
A man reportedly divorced his wife for spending Dh1,50,000 ($40,828) on her wedding dress.
Apparently, the man proposed the woman shortly after they got acquainted. As per the marriage contract, the man agreed to pay Dh1,50,000, before the wedding, for making arrangements for the wedding party and card invitations.
According to Gulf News, the husband discovered that his wife had collected a debt of Dh1,50,000 - 2,00,000 from her relatives and friends for the wedding party.
The woman hid the fact from her husband that she had borrowed money from her relatives for the wedding party.
Shortly after her confession, the outraged husband decided to leave his wife, and filed for a divorce which was granted to him.