Groundbreaking Court Ruling: Mother Loses Custody for Coercing Children to Falsely Accuse Father of Sexual Abuse

Dubai courts are taking a hard line against parents who coach children to make false accusations during custody battles. For the first time, a mother lost custody completely after teaching her kids to falsely claim their father sexually abused them. The case highlights how parental alienation is becoming a serious legal issue in family courts across the UAE.

Ahmed Abdul Karim, who heads Dubai's custody committee and family guidance department, shared details of the groundbreaking case during an interview with Arab Cast platform. He explained how children are often coached to say things like "mom doesn't love us," "dad is violent or abusive," or "we don't want to see our father."

The case started when a mother prevented her children from seeing their father, claiming they didn't want contact with him. When the father complained to court, begging to see his kids, the mother was initially fined for not cooperating with visitation orders.

But then things escalated dangerously. The mother took the children to a psychiatrist and coached them to claim their father had sexually abused them. When the custody committee questioned her about the alleged abuse, she became confused and contradicted herself multiple times. First she said she hadn't seen anything but her daughter had told her about it. Then she changed her story, claiming the father was violent. Finally, she said her daughter was just imagining things and she wasn't responsible for what the child said.

The truth came out when a social worker spoke privately with the young son. After making him comfortable, she asked if he loved his father. He said yes. When she asked if he wanted to see his dad, the boy hesitated and said "mom might get angry."

The investigation revealed the father was actually a good parent who loved his children, supported them financially, and would wait outside their school in the sun just hoping to catch a glimpse of them. Based on multiple pieces of evidence, the committee recommended removing custody from the mother - an extremely rare step.

The court agreed and issued the custody removal order. When the mother appealed, the higher court upheld the decision, making it final.

Abdul Karim stressed that false abuse allegations - whether from mothers against fathers or fathers against stepfathers - cause devastating psychological damage to children. He said if it were up to him, he would make visitation laws much stricter, because denying a parent access to their children is a major cause of juvenile delinquency.

In another case the committee handled, children kept repeating identical phrases against their father: "You hit us," "We don't love you," "We're scared of you." The mother denied coaching them, insisting the children were expressing genuine feelings. But the committee noticed the responses were unnaturally repetitive and similar, clear signs of coaching.

These cases show Dubai courts are getting serious about protecting children from being used as weapons in custody battles. The psychological damage from parental alienation can last a lifetime, and courts are finally treating it as the serious form of child abuse that it is.