Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1275

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

English translation of the principle

Personal Status Law 51/1984. Its provisions apply only to those to whom the school of Imam Malik applies, and not others. - Establishment of the child's parentage through the marital bed under the Ja'fari school. Its condition. Consummation with his mother and the passage of six months or more from intercourse without exceeding the maximum gestation period, or acknowledgment of him expressly or implicitly. His action to deny the child's parentage to him shall not be heard, whether by mutual imprecation or otherwise.
Arabic original
قانون الأحوال الشخصية ٥١/١٩٨٤. سريان أحكامه فقط على من يطبق عليهم مذهب الإمام مالك دون غيره. - ثبوت نسب الولد بالفراش في المذهب الجعفري. شرطه. الدخول بأمه ومضي ستة أشهر فأكثر من الوطء وعدم تجاوز أقصى مدة للحمل أو الإقرار به صراحة أو دلالة. ولا تسمع دعواه بنفي نسبه إليه لا باللعان أو غيره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٠/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣/٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 568. PDF pages: 553.

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