Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 176

A request by one spouse for annulment of the marriage. Its condition. The existence in the other spouse of an entrenched defect among repellent or harmful defects. Either spouse's knowledge of the defect before the contract or adjudication thereof after the contract. Its effect. Lapse of the right to request annulment. Ascertaining the defects on account of which annulment is requested and the appropriate period for that. Its requirement. Seeking the assistance of experts among Muslim physicians. - The defect intended in this regard. Its nature. - Assessment of the existence of the defect and whether either spouse knew of it. Within the authority of the court of merits. The condition for this.