Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1061

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

English translation of the principle

Hearing an action to increase or reduce maintenance. Impermissible before one year has elapsed since its imposition, except in exceptional supervening circumstances. The reason for this. Preventing vexatious actions and avoiding disruption of the judiciary by actions brought at short intervals. The judgment's contravention of this. Renders it defective.
Arabic original
سماع دعوى زيادة النفقة أو إنقاصها. عدم جوازه قبل مضي سنة على فرضها إلا في الحالات الاستثنائية الطارئة. علة ذلك. قطع سبيل الدعاوى الكيدية وعدم إرباك القضاء بدعاوى متقاربة الفترات. مخالفة الحكم ذلك. يعيبه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٢٦، ٢٩١/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٦/٦/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٢٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 522. PDF pages: 507.

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