Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1235

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

English translation of the principle

A missing person. A person with full legal capacity whose being alive or dead is unknown. Establishment of this. Its implication. The court's appointment of a curator over his property. Continuation of curatorship. Its criterion. The absence of news of the missing person.
Arabic original
المفقود. هو الشخص كامل الأهلية الذي لا تعرف حياته من مماته. ثبوت ذلك. مؤداه. تعيين المحكمة قّيماً على ماله. استمرار القوامة. مناطه. انقطاع أخبار المفقود.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٩٠/٢٠٠٦ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٦/١١/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ١ ص ٤٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 559. PDF pages: 544.

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