Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 242

A settlement contract in Ja‘fari jurisprudence. Binding in itself and not dissolved except by the mutual consent of the settling parties or by rescission by the party entitled to rescind under the settlement. The necessary consequence. The contract and its conditions must be fulfilled so long as it remains in force, and it must be performed in a manner consistent with good faith and honourable dealing. An example concerning the 3 types of children’s maintenance. B – Spousal maintenance (food – clothing – housing – medical treatment – service – and what is established by custom):