Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 268

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

English translation of the principle

The wife's disobedience. Its criterion and effect in forfeiting her maintenance. The requirements for proving it are that the husband request her to surrender herself to him in execution of the final judgment ordering her to enter into his obedience. Basis for this. Article 87 of Law 51/1984. This procedural rule must be applied regardless of the school applied.
Arabic original
نشوز الزوجة. مناطه وأثره في سقوط نفقتها. مقتضيات إثباته هي أن يطلب الزوج إليها تسليم نفسها له تنفيذاً للحكم النهائي الصادر بدخولها في طاعته. أساس ذلك. م٨٧ ق٥١/١٩٨٤. وجوب تطبيق هذه القاعدة الإجرائية أيا ما كان المذهب المطبق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٤/١٩٩٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٥/٤/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٠٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 371. PDF pages: 356.

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