Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 59

Women's custody under Syrian law ends when the boy reaches nine and the girl eleven. They are then placed with their father until the age of majority or the girl's marriage. If the natural guardian is someone other than the father, the judge may place them with whichever is more suitable: the mother, the guardian, or whoever acts in their stead. Articles 146 and 147 of Syrian Law 59 of 1953 concerning personal status. - If the guardian—even if the father—is unfit, the minor is delivered to the next person in the order of guardianship until the girl's marriage or attainment of majority, or the boy's attainment of majority. Article 147 of the aforementioned Law. - Understanding the facts of the action and assessing evidence and testimony and accepting parts thereof. A matter of fact. Its condition. The court's pursuit of the parties through the various aspects of their defences and responding to them separately. Not necessary. An implicit response is sufficient. An example of reasonable reasoning for terminating a mother's custody of her children and placing them with their father under Syrian law. - 329 - Personal Status