Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 237

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

English translation of the principle

Maintenance in the Ja'fari school is not limited as to its types. The consideration therein is what a person needs for subsistence among life's requirements. This means that it varies in type, quantity, and manner according to differences in times and places. This entails that the criterion for determining it is custom, taking into account the circumstances of the person obliged to provide it. Example.
Arabic original
النفقة في المذهب الجعفري لا حصر لأنواعها. العبرة فيها بما يحتاجه الإنسان لمعيشته من متطلبات الحياة. مفاد ذلك اختلافها نوعاً وكماً وكيفاً وفقاً لاختلاف الأزمنة والأمكنة. مؤدى ذلك أن مناط تحديدها العرف مع مراعاة حال الملزم بها. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٧٠/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٦/١١/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٣٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 366. PDF pages: 351.

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