Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 274

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

English translation of the principle

Maintenance of an indigent minor, including housing allowance, educational expenses, and the wages of a female servant if needed. It is incumbent upon his financially capable father to the extent sufficient for the minor according to his father's circumstances. Assessment thereof. A factual matter independently determined by the judge of merits. Its condition. That the judge base the ruling on reasonable inferences drawn from evidence having an established basis in the papers.
Arabic original
نفقة الصغير الفقير ومنها أجر المسكن ومصاريف تعليمه وأجرة خادمة إن أُحتيج إليه. وجوبها على أبيه الموسر بقدر كفايته وفق حال والده. تقدير ذلك. واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع. شرطه. أن يُقيم قضاءه على ما استخلصه سائغاً من أدلة لها أصلها الثابت بالأوراق.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٢/١٩٩٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣/٦/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 372. PDF pages: 357.

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