Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 291

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

English translation of the principle

The wife's maintenance payable by her husband. Its basis. The marriage contract. The reason. Her being reserved for the husband's right. Its obligation - 374 - Personal Status according to the husband's affluence and hardship. Assessment thereof. Within the authority of the court of merits. Its condition. - The wife's marital disobedience extinguishing her maintenance. Its condition. Her refusal to execute the final judgment requiring her to submit to the husband's obedience and her service with it.
Arabic original
نفقة الزوجة على زوجها. سببها. عقد الزواج. علة ذلك. احتباسها لحق الزوج. وجوبها - ٣٧٤ - أحوال شخصية حسب يسار الزوج وعسره. تقدير ذلك. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. شرطه. - نشوز الزوجة المسقط لنفقتها. شرطه. امتناعها عن تنفيذ الحكم النهائي بدخولها في طاعة الزوج وإعلانها به.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٥١/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٦/٤/٢٠٠٣ 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: 359–360.

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