Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 254

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

English translation of the principle

The rent for a minor's housing is borne by his father, with no one sharing that obligation. Exception. The female custodian's ownership of housing in which she actually resides or which has been allocated for her residence. Meaning of ownership. Ownership of both the corpus and the usufruct, or ownership of the usufruct alone.
Arabic original
أجرة مسكن الصغير على والده لا يشاركه فيها أحد. الاستثناء. ملكية الحاضنة لمسكن تقيم فيه فعلاً أو خصص لسكناها. المراد بالملك. ملك العين والمنفعة معاً أو ملك المنفعة فقط.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٩/١٩٨٦ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٢/١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٢٨٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 369. PDF pages: 354.

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