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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 117 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

The wife acquires ownership of her maintenance upon receipt, without distinction between food in kind and its value, and the same applies to the clothing obligatory for her.
Arabic original
تملك الزوجة نفقتها بالقبض من دون فرق بين أعيان الطعام وبين قيمتها، وكذا الحال في كسوتها الواجبة.

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