Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1077

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of maintenance of its various kinds, consolatory payment upon divorce, the extent of the means of the person obliged to pay them, and the need of the person entitled to them. A matter for the court of merits. The Court of Appeal may adopt an approach to assessing maintenance different from that of the court of first instance without refuting the latter court's findings. The condition for this. An example.
Arabic original
تقدير النفقة بأنواعها والمتعة ومدى يسار الملزم بها وحاجة من تجب له. موضوعي. لمحكمة الاستئناف أن تذهب في تقدير النفقة مذهباً مخالفاً لمحكمة أول درجة دون أن تفند ما استخلصته المحكمة الأخيرة. شرط ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦٢/٢٠٠٦ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٤/٩/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ – ج٣ ص ٣٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 525. PDF pages: 510.

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