Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 329

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

English translation of the principle

The wife's leaving the matrimonial home without a Sharia justification. Marital disobedience forfeiting her maintenance. If there is a Sharia justification, she is not deemed disobedient or entitled to maintenance. - 381 - Personal Status
Arabic original
ترك الزوجة بيت الزوجية بغير بمسوغ شرعي. نشوز يسقط نفقتها. وإذا كان مسوغ شرعي فلا تُعد ناشزاً أو تستحق النفقة. - ٣٨١ - أحوال شخصية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦/١٩٨٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١١/٧/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني – المجلد الأول ص ٢٦٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 381. PDF pages: 366.

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