English translation
Maintenance is due from the date the action is filed or agreement is reached upon it, and is considered a debt owed by the person obligated to pay it, which is extinguished only by payment or release.
Arabic original
تستحق النفقة من تاريخ رفع الدعوى ، او التراضي عليها ، وتعتبر دينا في ذمة من
وجبت عليه ، لا يسقط الا بالأداء او الابراء.Court of Cassation principles citing this article
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