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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 136 of Personal Status Law

English translation

If the husband is absent for a year or more without an acceptable excuse, his wife may request a judicial divorce if she suffers harm from his absence, even if he has property from which she can spend.
Arabic original
إذا غاب الزوج سنة فأكثر بلا عذر مقبول ، جاز لزوجته ان تطلب تطليقها ، إذا تضررت من غيبته ، ولو كان له مال تستطيع الانفاق منه .

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