Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1112

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule regarding guardianship over a minor’s property is that it belongs to his father, then to the testamentary guardian chosen by the father, then to the paternal grandfather. The absence of any of them. Its consequence. The court’s appointment of a guardian. A minor of Kuwaiti nationality. Guardianship over his property in the foregoing cases belongs to the Public Authority for Minors Affairs. The condition for that.
Arabic original
الأصل في الولاية على مال الصغير أنها لأبيه ثم للوصي المختار من الأب ثم للجد لأب. عدم وجود أي منهم. مؤداه. تعيين المحكمة لوصي. الصغير الكويتي الجنسية. الوصاية على أمواله في الحالات السابقة للهيئة العامة لشئون القُصَّر. شرط ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢١/٢٠٠٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٥/١٢/٢٠٠٥ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٢١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 534. PDF pages: 519.

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