Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 872

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

English translation of the principle

Depriving the female custodian of custody because of an involuntary or voluntary impediment, followed by its cessation. Its effect: custody returns to her. The reason thereof. Custody is a right of the custodian and the child in custody, and the latter’s right is stronger than the former’s. - The mother is presumed to have attained puberty, to be sane and trustworthy, and to be capable of raising the child in custody in health and morals, unless otherwise established.
Arabic original
إسقاط الحضانة عن الحاضنة لمانع اضطراري أو اختياري ثم زواله. أثره: عودة الحضانة إليها. علة ذلك. الحضانة حق للحاضن والمحضون وحق الأخير أقوى من حق الأول. - الأصل في الأم البلوغ والعقل والأمانة والقدرة على تربية المحضون صحياً وخلقياً ما لم يثبت خلاف ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٨/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٢/١٠/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٠٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 487. PDF pages: 472.

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