Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 846

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

English translation of the principle

Custody. Its nature. - A wife is not entitled to custody remuneration so long as she is married to the father of the child in custody, or is observing a waiting period during which she is entitled to maintenance, or during the period of consolatory compensation, unless she is acting gratuitously. Forfeiture of custody. Its effect. Forfeiture of remuneration. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
الحضانة. ماهيتها. - الزوجة لا تستحق أجر حضانة مادامت زوجة لأب المحضون أو معتدة تستحق في عدتها نفقة أو أثناء مدة المتعة ما لم تكن متبرعة. سقوط الحضانة. أثره. سقوط الأجر. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٧/١٩٩٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٦/١١/١٩٩٤ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٣٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 482. PDF pages: 467.

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