Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1026

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

English translation of the principle

Requiring the mother to pay maintenance. Its condition. The husband's indigence, whether he is capable of earning but has been unable to find gainful work, or has found work but it does not meet his needs and those of the persons he is obliged to maintain. Maintenance paid by the mother. Treated as a debt owed to her. Her right of recourse against the father for what she paid. Its condition.
Arabic original
إلزام الأم بأداء النفقة. شرطه. إعسار الزوج سواء كان قادراً على الكسب ولم يتيسر له عمل للكسب أو تيسر له عمل ولكن لا يفي بحاجته وحاجة من تجب عليه نفقتهم. ما تؤديه الأم من نفقة. اعتباره ديناً لها. حقها في الرجوع على الأب بما أدته. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠٩/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٦/٣/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٤٧)

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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