Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 21

The determining factor in identifying the jurisdiction of a judicial authority is the relief sought by the claimant in his action. - The female respondent’s request that she and the children in her custody be enabled to reside in the housing allocated for their residence until the end of custody by a decision of the Public Authority for Housing Welfare. Is not a personal-status matter. Jurisdiction to hear it lies with the civil circuit. The judgment’s adherence to this. No error. The challenge thereto. Unfounded.