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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 105 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

The criterion for obligatory maintenance is providing what the wife needs for her livelihood in terms of food, housing, clothing, servants, and other things befitting her standing according to custom.
Arabic original
الضابط في النفقة الواجبة هو القيام بما تحتاج إليه الزوجة في معيشتها من الطعام والمسكن والكسوة والخدم وغير ذلك مما يليق بشأنها حسب العرف.

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