Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 451

The husband has the right to authorize another to effect divorce. The import thereof. - Determining the extent of the agency. Within the authority of the court of merits. The condition thereof. - Issuance of a power of attorney by the principal to the agent to seek separation between him and his wife. Its import. Not granting the agent the right to effect divorce on behalf of the principal. This occurring. Its effect. The agent exceeding the limits of the agency granted to him. Example. - Seeking separation can only be through instituting an action before the courts. It does not include granting the agent the right to effect divorce on behalf of the principal.