Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 840

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

English translation of the principle

The mother, during the marriage or upon its dissolution, has priority in entitlement to custody. - Assessing fulfillment of the conditions of the female custodian's fitness for custody. A matter of fact independently determined by the trial court. - The Court of Appeal has general jurisdiction to reconsider the action. Its effect.
Arabic original
الأم حالة قيام الزوجية أو انفصالها مقدمة في استحقاق الحضانة. - تقدير توافر شروط صلاحية الحاضنة للحضانة. واقع تستقل به محكمة الموضوع. - محكمة الاستئناف ولايتها عامة في إعادة نظر الدعوى. أثره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١/١٩٩٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٢/١٢/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٣٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 481. PDF pages: 466.

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