Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 142

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

English translation of the principle

The wife's marital disobedience extinguishing her right to maintenance. The criterion for its occurrence. Bringing an obedience action against her and her refusal to execute the final judgment rendered therein after its service upon her. Article 87/b, Law 51 of 1984. - The challenged judgment's award of maintenance to the female respondent because the papers contain nothing indicating that the appellant brought an obedience action against her, obtained a final judgment requiring her to enter into obedience to him, and that she refused to execute it after its service upon her. Correct.
Arabic original
نشوز الزوجة المسقط لحقها في النفقة. مناط تحققه. رفع دعوى طاعة عليها وامتناعها عن تنفيذ الحكم النهائي الصادر فيها بعد إعلانها به. م٨٧/ب ق ٥١لسنة ١٩٨٤. - قضاء الحكم المطعون فيه بنفقة للمطعون ضدها لخلو الأوراق مما يفيد قيام الطاعن برفع دعوى طاعة عليها واستصدار حكم نهائي بدخولها في طاعته وامتناعها عن تنفيذه بعد إعلانها به. صحيح.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٣/٢٠٠٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٣/٦/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٦ ج٢ ص ٤٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 346. PDF pages: 331.

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