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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 293 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

The third shall be calculated after excluding what is payable out of the principal estate, such as debt and Sharia entitlements. If anything remains thereafter, a third of the remainder shall be the portion against which the will is implemented.
Arabic original
يحسب الثلث بعد استثناء ما يخرج من الأصل كالدين والحقوق الشرعية فإن بقي بعد ذلك شيء كان ثلث الباقي هو مورد العمل بالوصية.

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