Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1027

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

English translation of the principle

Maintenance of a poor child incapable of earning is incumbent upon his father of sufficient means. Instances of this incapacity. - Assessment of the father's sufficient means or their absence is a question of fact. The court of merits independently assesses it. The condition for this. Example.
Arabic original
نفقة الولد الفقير العاجز عن الكسب على والده الموسر. حالات هذا العجز. - تقدير يسار الأب أو نفيه من مسائل الواقع. استقلال محكمة الموضوع بتقديرها. شرط ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٩/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٥/٦/٢٠٠٣ 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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