Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 654

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

English translation of the principle

A condition of acknowledgment of parentage is that the person whose parentage is acknowledged be of unknown parentage and that there be no evidence that the acknowledging person is lying.
Arabic original
شرط الاستلحاق أن يكون المستلحق مجهول النسب وألا يقوم الدليل على كذب المقر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٤/١٩٧٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٥/١/١٩٨١ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ١٧٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 445. PDF pages: 430.

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