Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 601

State of Kuwait · Personal Status · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The divorced woman obliged to remain in the matrimonial home during her waiting period is the woman revocably divorced while present in the matrimonial home, not one divorced after leaving it. Article 61 of Law 51 of 1981. Reason thereof. Example. - The husband's divorcing his wife while she is present in the matrimonial home. The burden of proving it rests on the husband. Example. - 435 - Personal Status – Waiting-period maintenance:
Arabic original
المطلقة الملزمة بالبقاء في منزل الزوجية خلال عدتها هي المطلقة رجعياً أثناء وجودها في منزل الزوجية وليست تلك التي طلقت بعد خروجها منه. م ٦١ق٥١ لسنة ١٩٨١. علة ذلك. مثال. - تطليق الزوج لزوجته أثناء وجودها بمنزل الزوجية. عبء إثباته على الزوج. مثال. - ٤٣٥ - أحوال شخصية – نفقة العدة:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢١٥/٢٠٠٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٢/١/٢٠٠٩ لم ينشر)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 435. PDF pages: 420.

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