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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 50 of Personal Status Law

English translation

Every invalid marriage other than that mentioned in the preceding article is considered defective, and consummation thereof entails: a - The obligation to pay the lesser of the specified dower and the dower of a comparable woman where a dower has been specified, and the dower of a comparable woman where none has been specified. b - Establishment of the children's parentage, subject to its conditions and with its consequences set out in this Law. c - The obligation to observe a waiting period following separation, whether consensual or judicial, or following death. d - The prohibition of marriage by affinity.
Arabic original
كل زواج غير صحيح سوى المذكور في المادة السابقة يعتبر فاسدا، ويترتب على الدخول فيه : ا - وجوب الاقل من المهر المسمى ومهر المثل عند التسمية، ومهر المثل عند عدمها. ب - ثبوت نسب الاولاد بشرائطه، ونتائجه المبينة في هذا القانون. ج - وجوب العدة عقب المفارقة، رضاء ، او قضاء ، او بعد الوفاة. د - حرمة المصاهرة.

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