Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 707

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

English translation of the principle

An action to establish lineage. Its existence depends upon proof of a valid marriage or intercourse under a mistaken belief of lawfulness. Failure to establish either. Its effect. The examination is considered futile whatever its result. The reason therefor. In Ja'fari jurisprudence, lineage is established only by the marital bed. An example.
Arabic original
دعوى النسب. يتوقف قيامها على ثبوت الزوجية الصحيحة أو الوطء بشبهة. عدم ثبوت أي منهما. أثره. اعتبار الفحص عديم الجدوى أيا كانت نتيجته. علة ذلك. أن النسب في الفقه الجعفري لا يثبت إلاّ بالفراش. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٧٦/٢٠٠١، ٣٧٢/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٨/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ٢١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 454. PDF pages: 439.

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