Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 75

Matters relating to religious belief. Rulings thereon are based on acknowledgment through outward verbal declaration. Its condition. That the apparent circumstances do not belie it. Its implication. The judiciary may not examine its motives. It is confined to examining the consequences resulting therefrom according to the provisions of the religion or school the person professes. - Authentication of a marriage or divorce contract at the Ja'fari Authentication Section does not in itself indicate a particular school for the litigants. Example concerning the court's application of the provisions of the Ja'fari school despite the wife's acknowledgment that she is Sunni. - 333 - Personal Status