Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 634

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

English translation of the principle

A revocably divorced woman. Her status is that of a wife as regards entitlement to maintenance until her waiting period expires. - The wife's consent to divorce. Effect thereof. Her lack of entitlement to consolatory maintenance. Assessing the existence or absence of consent. A matter of fact for the judge of fact. Its condition. - Assessing maintenance and consolatory maintenance commensurately with the husband's circumstances. A matter of fact for the court of fact. Its condition.
Arabic original
المطلقة رجعياً. حكمها حكم الزوجة في استحقاق النفقة حتى تنقضي عدتها. - رضاء الزوجة بالطلاق. أثره. عدم استحقاقها المتعة. تقدير قيام الرضاء أو انتفائه. واقع لقاضي الموضوع. شرطه. - تقدير النفقة والمتعة بما يناسب حال الزوج. واقع لمحكمة الموضوع. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣/١١/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٢٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 441. PDF pages: 426.

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