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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 440 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

If either parent is present together with the wife, and with them there is one son or more than one son, or sons and daughters, the wife shall receive one-eighth, the parent one-sixth, and the remainder shall go to the others. Where they differ in sex, the male shall receive a share equal to that of two females.
Arabic original
إذا اجتمع أحد الأبوين مع الزوجة وكان معهما ابن واحد أو متعدد أو أبناء وبنات كان للزوجة الثمن ولأحد الأبوين السدس والباقي للبقية، ومع الاختلاف فللذكر مثل حظ الأنثيين.

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