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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 436 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

If either parent inherits together with one or more sons, and there is also one or more daughters, that parent shall receive one-sixth as a prescribed share, and the remainder shall be divided among the children, with the male receiving the share of two females.
Arabic original
إذا اجتمع أحد الأبوين مع الابن الواحد أو أكثر وكان معهم بنت واحدة أو أكثر كان لأحد الأبوين السدس فرضا والباقي يقسم بين الأولاد للذكر مثل حظ الأنثيين.

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