Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 488

Divorce attributed to a past time. The rule is that it runs from the time of the husband's acknowledgment of it. The wife's confirmation of attributing her divorce to the past. A waiver of her right to maintenance and the like, without extending to any right of Allah Almighty, including the waiting period. Its effect: the waiting period begins from the time of notification or acknowledgment, not from - 414 - Personal Status the time to which it is attributed, while her right to maintenance remains from the time of the husband's acknowledgment. Example. C – Divorce for financial consideration: