Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 718

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

English translation of the principle

Lineage. Its establishment by the marital bed, acknowledgment, and evidence. What is meant by the marital bed: the existence of a marital relationship and the elapse since the marriage contract of the minimum gestation period, namely six lunar months, with the possibility of the parties meeting, and the absence of proof of non-meeting due to a physical impediment between them from the date of the contract until birth, or its arising after marriage and continuing for more than 365 days from the date of irrevocable separation or death.
Arabic original
النسب ثبوته بالفراش والإقرار والبينة. المراد بالفراش: قيام علاقة زوجية وأن يمضي على عقد الزواج أقل مدة حمل وهي ستة أشهر قمرية مع إمكان التلاقي بين الطرفين وألا يثبت انتفاء التلاقي بمانع حسي بينهما من تاريخ العقد حتى الولادة أو حدوثه بعد الزواج واستمراره أكثر من ٣٦٥ يوماً من تاريخ البينونة أو الوفاة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٣٥/٢٠٠٦ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٩/١٠/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٣ ص ٢٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 457. PDF pages: 442.

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