Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1030

Maintenance of relatives. Its entitlement commences from the date the action is brought or agreement concerning it is reached. - The date the action is brought. It is the date of the judicial demand and determines the scope of the claims in the action and their effects. - Judicial demand. Its nature: it is the procedural act by which a person exercises his right of recourse to the courts to obtain legal protection for the asserted right. - An action being deemed brought. Its condition. Completion of the procedures for judicial demand in accordance with the procedures laid down by law.