Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 627

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

English translation of the principle

The wife's entitlement to consolatory maintenance. Its criterion. - Assessment of whether or not the wife consented to divorce. A factual matter within the trial court's authority. - The exceptional cases in which the wife is not entitled to consolatory maintenance. Enumerated exhaustively. Example.
Arabic original
استحقاق الزوجة لنفقة المتعة. مناطه. - تقدير رضاء الزوجة بالطلاق من عدمه. واقع من سلطة محكمة الموضوع. - الحالات الاستثنائية التي لا تستحق فيها الزوجة نفقة متعة. ورودها على سبيل الحصر. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤/١٩٩٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣/١/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٢١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 440. PDF pages: 425.

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