Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 352

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

English translation of the principle

A husband owes his wife maintenance under a valid contract if she has surrendered herself to him, even constructively. Article 74 of Law 51 of 1984. Maintenance is a right for the husband's confinement; it is not forfeited unless her refusal to comply with a final judgment requiring her to enter into obedience to him is established. When she is deemed maritally disobedient.
Arabic original
وجوب النفقة للزوجة على زوجها بالعقد الصحيح إذا سلمت نفسها إليه ولو حكماً. المادة ٧٤ من القانون ٥١ لسنة ١٩٨٤. النفقة حق لاحتباس الزوج لا تسقط إلا إذا ثبت امتناعها عن تنفيذ حكم نهائي بدخولها في طاعته. متى تعد ناشزاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٠/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٩/١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 385. PDF pages: 370.

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