Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 446

The Family Counseling Section affiliated with the Sharia Documentation Department. Its task is to examine cases of divorce intended to be effected in absentia and to notify the wife before and after the divorce is effected to ensure her knowledge thereof. - Documentation of the divorce by the competent notary. Its condition. Effecting divorce in the wife’s presence or verifying completion of her notification of the scheduled time for effecting divorce. Its implication: the Family Counseling Section is legally entrusted with the duty to notify the wife that her divorce is being effected. There is no basis for saying that the husband is responsible for notifying his wife of his divorce of her. Its effect: no fault on his part for failing to notify his wife, and absence of his liability for compensation.