Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 357

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

English translation of the principle

Judicial separation of spouses. Its cases. It occurs where either spouse suffers harm for material reasons from which injury may be inferred, or for other reasons such as aversion or intense hatred, even if injury is not established. The rationale therefor. Separation occurs on account of discord with which continued marital cohabitation is impossible.
Arabic original
التفريق بين الزوجين. حالاته. وقوعه بتضرر أحد الزوجين لأسباب مادية يمكن الاستدلال منها على الإيذاء أو لأسباب أخرى كالنفور أو البغض الشديد وإن لم يثبت الأذى. علة ذلك. وقوع التفريق للشقاق الذي لا يستطاع معه دوام العشرة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨٩/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣٠/٣/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٩٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 386. PDF pages: 371.

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