Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 318
State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
A wife is entitled to maintenance from her husband in all its forms, including medical treatment, domestic service, and other items, according to custom and the husband's financial circumstances. - Assessment of maintenance is a matter of fact within the independent discretion of the trial judge. Its condition.
Arabic original
للزوجة على زوجها النفقة بجميع أنواعها ومنها التطبيب والخدمة وغيرها حسب العرف وحالة الزوج المادية. - تقدير النفقة واقع يستقل به قاضي الموضوع. شرطه.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٢٧/١٩٩٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٠/٦/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع – المجلد الأول ص ٦٢٤)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 380. PDF pages: 365.
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