Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 386

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

English translation of the principle

A wife's disobedience. Established only by her refusal to comply with a final judgment of obedience. Article 87/2 of Law No. 51 of 1984 on Personal Status. Example. - The challenged judgment's award of maintenance to the respondent on the basis that she is not deemed disobedient because the appellant has not obtained a final judgment requiring her to enter into his obedience which she has refused to comply with. It has correctly applied the law.
Arabic original
نشوز الزوجة. لا يثبت إلا بامتناعها عن تنفيذ حكم نهائي بالطاعة. المادة ٨٧/٢ من القانون رقم ٥١ لسنة ١٩٨٤ أحوال شخصية. مثال. - قضاء الحكم المطعون فيه بنفقة للمطعون ضدها باعتبار أنها لا تُعد ناشزاً لعدم حصول الطاعن على حكم نهائي بدخولها في طاعته وامتناعها عن تنفيذه. يكون قد طبق صحيح القانون.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٤/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٩/١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٠٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 391. PDF pages: 376.

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