Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1024

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

English translation of the principle

The female custodian's entitlement to receive the minor's maintenance. Its basis. The child's being in her care. The reason: authority over maintenance depends on actual care. If that care ceases, that authority ceases and transfers to the person exercising care.
Arabic original
أحقية الحاضنة في قبض نفقة الصغير. مناطه. وجود المحضون في يدها. علة ذلك: أن ولاية الإنفاق تعتمد اليد الممسكة. فإذا زالت اليد زالت تلك الولاية وانتقلت إلى ذي اليد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٣/٧/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 516. PDF pages: 501.

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