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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 233 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

The child born to a woman shall be attributed to her husband subject to conditions: Penetration with ejaculation, or ejaculation into the vagina and around it, or entry of his semen into it in any manner whatsoever. If none of this occurs, the child shall definitely not be attributed to him. The passage of six months or more from intercourse to the time of birth. If she gives birth to a living, fully developed child less than six months after penetration or the like, the child shall not be attributed to him. The maximum gestation period, which is one year, must not be exceeded. If she gives birth to the child after more than the maximum gestation period has elapsed since his intercourse or the like, the child shall not be attributed to him.
Arabic original
يلحق ما ولدته المرأة بزوجها بشروط : الدخول مع الإنزال أو الإنزال في الفرج وحواليه، أو دخول منيه فيه بأي نحو كان فلو لم يتحقق شيء من ذلك لم يلحق به الولد قطعا . مضي ستة أشهر أو أكثر من حين الوطء إلى زمن الولادة، فلو جاءت بـولـد حـي كامل لأقل من ستة أشهر من حين الدخول ونحوه، لم يلحق بـه. أن لا يتجاوز عن أقصى مدة الحمل، وهو سنة، فلو جاءت به وقد مضي من حين وطئه ونحوه أزيد من أقصى الحمل، لم يلحق به.

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