Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 293

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of maintenance in its various forms. A question of fact. The court of merits has sole discretion over it. Its condition. - Entitlement to a servant's wages. Its condition. The husband's affluence and the wife's being among those customarily served. Its implication. Entitlement to a servant is not dependent on having previously engaged one. Example.
Arabic original
تقدير النفقة بأنواعها. مسألة واقع. استقلال محكمة الموضوع بها. شرطه. - استحقاق أجر الخادم. شرطه. يسار الزوج وأن تكون الزوجة ممن يُخدمن. مؤاده. عدم ارتباط استحقاق الخادم بسبق إحضاره. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٧٨/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣١/١٢/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٤٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 375. PDF pages: 360.

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