Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 816

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

English translation of the principle

The father’s right of custody in the Ja‘fari school. It does not lapse by his relinquishment of it. The mother’s custody lapses by her relinquishment of it or her marriage, and custody passes to the father.
Arabic original
حق الحضانة الذي للأب في المذهب الجعفري. لا يسقط بإسقاطه. حضانة الأم تسقط بإسقاطها أو بزواجها وتنتقل الحضانة للأب.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧/١٩٨٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٤/٦/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الأول ص ١٦٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 478. PDF pages: 463.

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