Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1265

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

English translation of the principle

The legal fact constituting the source of the right in respect of deferred dower is marriage. In respect of the claim for waiting-period maintenance and consolatory compensation, it is divorce. Its implication. Each arises from a separate legal cause. Its effect. Considering it as if it were an independent action, its value assessed by its own amount alone. Example.
Arabic original
الواقعة القانونية مصدر الحق النسبة لمؤجل المهر هي الزواج. وبالنسبة لطلب نفقة العدة والمتعة هي الطلاق. مؤدى ذلك. نشأة كل منهما عن سبب قانوني منفصل. أثره. النظر إليه كما لو كان دعوى مستقلة تقدر قيمتها بمقدار قيمته وحده. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٦/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٤/١١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٥٧٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 566. PDF pages: 551.

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