Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 272

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

English translation of the principle

The housing allowance due to the wife as part of her maintenance in return for her confinement for the husband's right and benefit. Its difference from the allowance for the custody residence, which forms part of the minor's maintenance and is incumbent upon the person obliged to maintain the minor.
Arabic original
أجر المسكن المستحق للزوجة ضمن نفقتها جزاء احتباسها لحق الزوج ومنفعته. اختلافه عن أجر مسكن الحضانة والتي هي من ضمن نفقة الصغير ويجب على من يلُزم بنفقته.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٦/١٩٩٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٦/٥/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦١٠)

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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