Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 391

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

English translation of the principle

Determining the date on which the person obliged to pay maintenance refused to pay it. Within the sole discretion of the judge of merits. - Extinguishment of the wife's right to maintenance. Its condition. Her marital disobedience.
Arabic original
تحديد تاريخ امتناع من تجب عليه النفقة عن أدائها. استقلال قاضي الموضوع به. - سقوط حق الزوجة في النفقة. شرطه. نشوزها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٦٥/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٥/٥/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 392. PDF pages: 377.

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