Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 850

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

English translation of the principle

Women's custody of a male. When it ends: upon puberty, namely the appearance of the known natural signs or the male's completion of his fifteenth year without their appearance. The effect thereof. Guardianship over his person ceases, and he sues and is sued in person in matters concerning his personal affairs. The basis thereof.
Arabic original
حضانة النساء للذكر. متى تنتهي: بالبلوغ أي بظهور العلامات الطبيعية المعروفة أو بإتمام الذكر الخامسة عشرة من عمره دون ظهورها. أثر ذلك. زوال الولاية على نفسه فيخاصم ويُخاصمَ بشخصه فيما يتعلق بشئون نفسه. أساس ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١١٤/١٩٩٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣/٥/١٩٩٧ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٥٩٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 483. PDF pages: 468.

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