Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 605

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

English translation of the principle

Maintenance is obligatory for a woman observing a waiting period following divorce, annulment, consummation of an irregular marriage, or intercourse under a mistaken belief of lawfulness. It is extinguished only by payment or release.
Arabic original
وجوب النفقة للمعتدة من طلاق أو فسخ أو دخول في زواج فاسد أو بشبهه. عدم سقوطها إلاّ بالأداء أو الإبراء.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٦١/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣٠/٩/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 436. PDF pages: 421.

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