Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 635

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

English translation of the principle

Consolatory compensation is assessed at no more than one year's maintenance according to the husband's circumstances, payable in monthly instalments after the expiry of the waiting period unless the parties agree otherwise. - Cases of non-entitlement to consolatory compensation. Their nature. Article 165/b of the Personal Status Law. - The ground of challenge based on failure to claim consolatory compensation immediately after divorce. Inadmissible. The reason for this.
Arabic original
تُقدر المتُعة بما لا يجاوز نفقة سنة حسب حال الزوج تؤدي على أقساط شهرية بعد انتهاء العدة ما لم يتفق الطرفان على غير ذلك. - حالات عدم استحقاق المتُعة. ماهيتها. المادة ١٦٥/ب من قانون الأحوال الشخصية. - النعي بعدم طلب المتُعة عقب الطلاق مباشرة. غير مقبول. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧١/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٣/١/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٥٩)

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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