Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 266

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

English translation of the principle

A valid marriage contract is the basis of the husband's obligation to maintain his wife even if she is in her father's home. The condition thereof. - Extinguishment of the wife's maintenance. Its criterion. Establishment of her marital disobedience through her refusal to execute the final obedience judgment.
Arabic original
عقد الزواج الصحيح هو أساس وجوب نفقة الزوجة على زوجها ولو كانت في بيت أبيها. شرط ذلك. - سقوط نفقة الزوجة. مناطه. ثبوت نشوزها بامتناعها عن تنفيذ الحكم النهائي بالطاعة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٧/١٩٩٦ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٩/٣/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٠٧)

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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