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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 22 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

Three matters are required of the person concluding the contract: 1 - Puberty: the contract of a discerning minor is not valid, even with the guardian's permission. (1) The final paragraph was added by Decree No. 11 of 2025 Index of the Law 1195 Home Page Jaafari Personal Status Law Law No. 124 of 2019 Promulgating the Jaafari Personal Status Law 2 - Sanity: no effect shall be given to the contract of an insane person, even if his insanity is periodic, if he concludes the contract during a period of insanity. 3 - Absence of coercion to marry.
Arabic original
يشترط في العاقد أمور ثلاثة: 1 - البلوغ فلا يصح عقد الصبي المميز وإن كان بإذن الولي. (١) الفقرة الأخيرة مضافة بالمرسوم رقم ١١ لسنة ٢٠٢٥ ٢ - العقل فلا عبرة بعقد المجنون وإن كان جنونه إدوارياً إذا أجرى العقد في دور جنونه. ٣ - عدم الإكراه على الزواج.

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