Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1139

Guardianship over a minor's property. The general rule is that it belongs to his father, then to the guardian selected by the father, then to the grandfather. Absence of any of them. Its effect. The court appoints a guardian. The exception. Guardianship over a Kuwaiti minor's property belongs to the Department of Minors' Affairs where there is no guardian selected by the father or true paternal grandfather, unless the court considers it appropriate to appoint a guardian in its place at the request of interested parties.