Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1106

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

English translation of the principle

The minor’s interests. Guardianship over them is assigned to his parents. The Lawgiver’s distribution of their obligatory rights: the mother has his upbringing and care in the first stage of his life, and the father has authority to act in respect of his person and property because he is better suited to it than the mother. The Public Authority for Compensation’s deposit of the minor’s funds in the bank with the right to dispose of them belonging to the mother. An encroachment on the guardian’s authority.
Arabic original
مصالح الصغير. جعل ولايتها لأبويه. توزيع الشارع الحقوق الواجبة عليهما فللأم تربيته والعناية به في المرحلة الأولى من حياته وللأب ولاية التصرف في نفسه وماله لأنه الأصلح لها من الأم. إيداع الهيئة العامة للتعويضات لأموال القاصر بالبنك وليكون حق التصرف فيها للأم. افتئات على سلطة الولي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٩٢/١٩٩٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣/٦/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٥٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 533. PDF pages: 518.

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