Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1011

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Maintenance of a poor minor child is payable by his father. The condition for this. The father must be affluent. Assessment of affluence and its absence. Within the trial court's authority. Its condition. - Inability to earn arises from minority or being female.
Arabic original
نفقة الولد الصغير الفقير على أبيه. شرط ذلك. أن يكون الأب موسراً. تقدير اليسار ونفيه. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. - العجز عن الكسب يكون بالصغر أو بالأنوثة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩١/١٩٩٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٨/٩/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٣٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 514. PDF pages: 499.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace