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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 496 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

If the husband or wife inherits together with maternal uncles only, and they are several, he or she shall take his or her higher share of one-half or one-quarter, and the remainder shall be divided among them pursuant to Article 486. The same rule applies where the husband or wife inherits together with several paternal uncles. Law Index 1239 Home Page Jaafari Personal Status Law Law No. 124 of 2019 Promulgating the Jaafari Personal Status Law Part Four: Inheritance of the Husband or Wife
Arabic original
إذا دخل الزوج أو الزوجة على الأخوال فقط وكانوا متعددين أخذ نصيبه الأعلى من النصف أو الربع والباقي يقسم بينهم طبقا للمادة ٤٨٦ وهكذا الحكم فيما لو دخل الزوج أو الزوجة على الأعمام المتعددين .

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