Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 275

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

English translation of the principle

Redressing the wife's desolation for the one who parted from her and consoling her. Among the virtues required by Sharia. Exception: if the separation was at her request or for a cause attributable to her, or upon the husband's insolvency or death. The reason. There is no desolation or pain in a divorce effected with the wife's consent.
Arabic original
جبر إيحاش الزوجة لمن فارقها ومواساتها. من المروءة التي تتطلبها الشريعة. الاستثناء: إذا كانت الفرقة بطلبها أو بسبب منها أو عند إعسار الزوج أو الموت. علة ذلك. لا إيحاش ولا ألم في طلاق تم برضاء الزوجة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٢/١٩٩٧ 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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