Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 382

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

English translation of the principle

Establishment of the wife's disobedience forfeiting her maintenance. Criterion for its realization: issuance of a judgment obligating her to enter into her husband's obedience in the Sharia-compliant housing prepared for her. A judgment reaching a different conclusion is defective. Example.
Arabic original
ثبوت نشوز الزوجة المسقط لنفقتها. مناط تحققه: صدور حكم ملزم لها بالدخول في طاعة زوجها بالمسكن الشرعي المعد لها. انتهاء الحكم إلى غير ذلك يعيبه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠/١٩٩٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٠/٤/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٥٩٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 390. PDF pages: 375.

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