Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 614

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

English translation of the principle

The entitlement to maintenance of a woman observing a waiting period following divorce, annulment, consummation of an irregular marriage or intercourse under a mistaken belief of lawfulness is extinguished only by payment or release. Basis and reason for this. Example.
Arabic original
استحقاق المعتدة من طلاق أو فسخ أو من دخول في زواج فاسد أو بشبهة للنفقة لا يسقط إلا بالأداء أو الإبراء. أساس وعلة ذلك. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٦٢/٢٠٠٦ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٤/٩/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ - ج ٣ ص ٣٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 438. PDF pages: 423.

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