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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 418 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

To the sole paternal sister, or to two or more sisters, half the estate devolves by prescribed share and the other half by return, and the sister takes the whole estate if there is no other heir with her.
Arabic original
يرد على الأخت المنفردة للأب أو الأختين فأكثر، نصف التركة بالفرض والنصف الآخر بالرد وتحوز الأخت التركة كلها إذا لم يكن معها وارث آخر .

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