Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 658

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

English translation of the principle

A child’s lineage from his father is established by the marital bed, acknowledgment, and evidence. The marital bed. It is the subsisting marriage. A person who acknowledges a child’s lineage may not deny that lineage.
Arabic original
نسب الولد من أبيه يثبت بالفراش والإقرار والبينة. الفراش. هو الزوجية القائمة. من أقر بنسب ولد لا يقبل منه نفي هذا النسب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/١٩٨٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٧/١٠/١٩٨٣ 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 446. PDF pages: 431.

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