Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 726

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

English translation of the principle

Denial of lineage within seven days from the date of birth or knowledge thereof. Procedures of a li'an action. They must be undertaken before fifteen days have elapsed from that date. Condition for this. No express or implied acknowledgment of lineage. Example.
Arabic original
نفي النسب خلال سبعة أيام من تاريخ الولادة أو العلم بها. إجراءات دعوى اللعان. وجوب اتخاذها قبل مضي خمسة عشر يوماً من هذا التاريخ. شرط ذلك. عدم الاعتراف بالنسب صراحة أو ضمناً. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٣٥/٢٠٠٦ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٩/١٠/٢٠٠٧ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٥ ج ٣ ص ٤٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 459. PDF pages: 444.

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