Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 296

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

English translation of the principle

A claim for spousal maintenance and the immediately payable dowry. The legal fact giving rise to the right to both is a valid marriage contract. The first claim being incapable of valuation. Its implication. It may be appealed. Effect thereof: the value of the action is deemed to exceed five thousand dinars.
Arabic original
طلب نفقة الزوجية وعاجل الصداق. الواقعة القانونية مصدر الحق لهما هي عقد الزواج الصحيح. كون الطلب الأول غير قابل للتقدير. مفاده. جواز استئنافه. أثر ذلك: اعتبار قيمة الدعوى زائدة عن خمسة آلاف دينار.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٤١/٢٠٠٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٧/٥/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٤١)

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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