Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1284

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

English translation of the principle

Judgments issued in certain personal status matters susceptible to change and alteration. Have temporary binding effect. The reason. Changing circumstances in those matters. Assessment of changed circumstances. Within the trial judge's authority. The condition for this. An example of changed circumstances through an increase in the affluence of the person liable for maintenance compared with his circumstances in the previous action.
Arabic original
الأحكام الصادرة في بعض مسائل الأحوال الشخصية التي تقبل التغيير والتبديل. ذات حجية مؤقتة. علة ذلك. تغير الظروف في تلك المسائل. تقدير تغير الظروف. من سلطة قاضي الموضوع. شرط ذلك. مثال لتغير الظروف بزيادة يسار الملزم بالنفقة عما كان في الدعوى السابقة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٢/٢٠٠٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٢/٣/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٢٦١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 570. PDF pages: 555.

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