Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 857

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

English translation of the principle

Women's custody. Its termination in respect of a boy and a girl. For the former, upon puberty, and for the latter, upon marriage. The basis thereof. - The female custodian has authority to claim maintenance for the child in her custody from the person obliged to provide it under Sharia. The criterion for the existence of that authority.
Arabic original
حضانة النساء. انتهاؤها بالنسبة للغلام والأنثى. الأول بالبلوغ والثانية بالزواج. أساس ذلك. - للحاضنة ولاية المطالبة بنفقة المحضون الذي بيدها ممن هو ملزم بها شرعاً. مناط توافر تلك الولاية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٠/١٩٩٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٠/٦/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٥٩٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 484. PDF pages: 469.

Ask the assistant about this principle

Guidance based on the principle and its source details, separate from the original collection text.

Related principles

Continue your case in the legal workspace

Open legal workspace