Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 609

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

English translation of the principle

Dissolution of a valid marriage. Its effect. The wife's entitlement to waiting-period maintenance. The standard for its assessment. The waiting period is obligatory following separation, whatever its cause. Its implication. The divorced woman's entitlement to consolatory compensation from the commencement of the waiting period. Articles 55, 165 of Law 51/1984.
Arabic original
انحلال الزواج الصحيح. أثره. استحقاق الزوجة لنفقة العدة. معيار تقديرها. وجوب العدة بعد الفرقة أيا كان سببها. مؤداه. استحقاق المطلقة للمتعة من وقت انعقاد العدة. المادتان ٥٥، ١٦٥ ق ٥١/١٩٨٤.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٠/٢٠٠٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٦/١٢/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٥٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 437. PDF pages: 422.

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