Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1052

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of maintenance is a question of fact within the trial judge’s exclusive authority whenever his ruling is based on inferences from evidence having a basis in the papers. Example concerning its upward adjustment.
Arabic original
تقدير النفقة واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع متى كان قضاؤه قائماً على الاستنباط من أدلة لها أصلها في الأوراق . مثال بشأن تعديلها بالزيادة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣/١٩٩٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٨/٦/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٣٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 521. PDF pages: 506.

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