Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 290

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

English translation of the principle

The Ja'fari school. It contains no temporal limitation on the period for which marital maintenance is due. Reason for this. It is extinguished only by payment or release.
Arabic original
المذهب الجعفري. عدم تضمنه تحديداً زمنياً للفترة التي تستحق فيها نفقة الزوجية. علة ذلك. عدم سقوطها إلا بالأداء أو الإبراء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤٠/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٣/٢/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 374. PDF pages: 359.

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