Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 668

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

English translation of the principle

The father's acknowledgment of the child's filiation to him is evidence binding on him alone and does not establish the child's filiation to the mother.
Arabic original
إقرار الأب بنسب الولد إليه حجة قاصرة عليه لا يثبت به نسب الولد إلى الأم.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢/١٩٨٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٩/٢/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٢٧٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 447. PDF pages: 432.

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