Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 255

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of the wife's maintenance payable by her husband according to their circumstances of affluence or hardship and the husband's financial capacity. Article 27 of Iraqi Law 188/1959. Its implication. The wife's affluence does not justify reducing her maintenance.
Arabic original
تقدير نفقة الزوجة على زوجها بحسب حالتيهما يسراً أو عسراً ومقدرة الزوج المالية. م ٢٧ ق١٨٨/١٩٥٩ العراقي. مؤدي ذلك. أن يسار الزوجة لا يبرر تخفيف نفقتها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢/١٩٨٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٥/٤/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٢٨٥)

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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