Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1080

An incidental appeal or cross-appeal transfers the entire dispute decided by the court of first instance to the Court of Appeal within the limits of the relief sought therein and in the principal appeal. The Court of Appeal has authority to decide all aspects of the dispute and may adopt an assessment of maintenance different from that of the court of first instance. The basis therefor. - 525 - Personal Status - The respondent's filing of a cross-appeal seeking an increase in spousal and child maintenance in its two categories and rent for custody accommodation. Its effect: the Court of Appeal may reassess maintenance as it considers appropriate to meet their needs. Its conclusion that the maintenance awarded is sufficient only for the respondent's needs in their two categories, excluding accommodation, on reasonable grounds supported by the case papers. The challenge thereto. Unfounded.