Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 671

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

English translation of the principle

A birth certificate is not authoritative proof establishing lineage but merely a rebuttable presumption.
Arabic original
شهادة الميلاد ليست حجة لإثبات النسب لكنها مجرد قرينة تقبل إثبات العكس.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥/١٩٨٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٩/٦/١٩٨٧ 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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