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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 498 of Jaafari Personal Status Law

English translation

The wife shall inherit from her husband one-quarter of his estate if he has no child, and the remainder shall not revert to her; she shall inherit one-eighth if he has a child, however remote in descent.
Arabic original
ترث الزوجة من زوجها ربع تركته إذا لم يكن له ولد ولا يرد عليها الباقي، وترث الثمن إن كان له ولد وإن نزل.

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