Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 349

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

English translation of the principle

The husband must house his wife in housing appropriate to persons like him, taking into account, in determining it, custom, changes over time, the husband's circumstances and his social standing. Contravention of this. Its effect. The wife may refuse to move into it. Assessment of the housing's compliance with Sharia and the husband's trustworthiness. For the court of merits, without review by the Court of Cassation. Its condition. - 384 - Personal Status
Arabic original
وجوب أن يُسكن الزوج زوجته في مسكن أمثاله ويراعي في تحديده العرف والتطور الزمني وحال الزوج والوضع الاجتماعي له. مخالفة ذلك. أثره. للزوجة أن تمتنع عن الانتقال إليه. تقدير شرعية المسكن وأمانة الزوج. لمحكمة الموضوع دون رقابة محكمة التمييز. شرطه. - ٣٨٤ - أحوال شخصية
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٩/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣٠/٩/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٥٨٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 384. PDF pages: 369.

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