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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 274 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

If two heirs acknowledge the bequest and both are upright, the bequest shall be established in its entirety. If there is one upright person, it shall also be established with the oath of the legatee. If the acknowledging heir is a woman, the bequest shall be established according to the number of acknowledging women: one quarter shall be established with one, one half with two, and three Index of the Law 1218 Home Page Ja'fari Personal Status Law Law No. 124 of 2019 Promulgating the Ja'fari Personal Status Law quarters with three, and the entirety with four.
Arabic original
إذا أقر اثنان من الورثة وكانا عدلين تثبت الوصية بتمامها، وإذا كان عدلا واحدا تثبت أيضا مع يمين الموصى له، ولو كان المقر من الورثة امرأة ثبت من الوصية بحسب عدد المرأة المقرة، فيثبت الربع في الواحدة والنصف في الاثنتين والثلاثة أرباع في الثلاث والتمام في الأربع.

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