Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 412

Either spouse’s request for annulment of the marriage. Its condition. The existence of an entrenched defect in the other marriage, among repulsive or harmful defects. Either one’s knowledge of the defect before the contract or adjudication of it after the contract. Its effect. Forfeiture of the right to request annulment. Identifying the defects for which annulment is sought and the appropriate period for this. Its requirement. Seeking assistance from experts among Muslim physicians. - The defect intended in this regard. Its nature. - Assessment of the existence of the defect and whether either spouse knew of it. Within the authority of the trial court. The condition for this.