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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 48 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

If they disagree as to whether what the husband paid to his wife was a gift or dower, and the wife claims that it was a gift while the husband claims that it was dower, the husband's statement shall prevail upon his oath, and the wife claiming that it was a gift bears the burden of proof. 1197 Index of the Law Home Page Jaafari Personal Status Law Law No. 124 of 2019 Promulgating the Jaafari Personal Status Law Chapter Two Guardians for the Contract
Arabic original
لو اختلفا في أن ما دفعه الزوج لزوجته كان هبة أو مهراً، فادعت الزوجة بأنه كان هبة وادعى الزوج بأنه كان مهراً، فالقول قول الزوج بيمينه وعلى الزوجة المدعية بأنه هبة البينة.

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