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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 438 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

If either parent is present together with the wife, and with them are two or more daughters, the wife shall receive one-eighth, and the remainder shall be divided into fifths: one-fifth for either parent by prescribed share and return, and four-fifths for the two or more daughters by prescribed share and return.
Arabic original
إذا اجتمع أحد الأبوين مع الزوجة وكان معهما بنتان فما زاد كان للزوجة الثمن ويقسم الباقي أخماسا خمس لأحد الأبوين فرضا وردا وأربعة أخماس للبنتين فما زاد فرضا وردا.

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