Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 651

The marriage contract. Its nature. - Valid conclusion of marriage. Its effect. Establishment of the marital relationship and binding the spouses by its rules from the time of the contract. - Establishment of parentage. An original right of the mother and child. The reason therefor. - The gestation period. In Ja‘fari jurisprudence, its minimum is 6 months, its usual duration is 9, and its maximum is 1 year; the prevalent view is that it does not exceed 6 months. - Assessment of the evidential weight of an extrajudicial admission. Within the authority of the trial judge. The condition therefor. An example concerning the validity of a marriage contract and proof of consummation. - Disputation over the assessment of evidence. Impermissible before the Court of Cassation.