Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 262

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

English translation of the principle

Maintenance during the waiting period is spousal maintenance and is considered a strong debt in the school of Imam Malik, so it is extinguished only by payment or release. Personal Status Law 51/1984 does not apply to it for the period preceding its entry into force. The judgment's departure from this: a violation of the law requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
نفقة العدة نفقة زوجية وتعد ديناً قوياً في مذهب الإمام مالك فلا تسقط إلا بالأداء أو الإبراء ولا ينطبق عليها قانون الأحوال الشخصية ٥١ / ١٩٨٤ عن الفترة السابقة على العمل به. مخالفة الحكم ذلك : مخالفة للقانون توجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤/١٩٩٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١١/٢/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٣٦٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 370. PDF pages: 355.

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