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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 101 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

The wife's maintenance is obligatory upon her husband if she is obedient and not recalcitrant; if she is recalcitrant, her maintenance shall not be obligatory.
Arabic original
تجب نفقة الزوجة على زوجها إذا كانت مطيعة غير ناشز ، فلو كانت ناشزا لم تجب نفقتها

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