Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 874

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

English translation of the principle

Custody of the child under the Ja'fari school. Belongs to the mother: its forfeiture by her. Its circumstances: her relinquishment of it or her marriage to a stranger, whereupon it transfers to the father, who follows her in the order of custody.
Arabic original
حضانة الولد في المذهب الجعفري. للأم: سقوطها عنها. أحواله: إسقاطها لها أو زواجها بأجنبي فتنتقل للأب التالي لها في مرتبة الحضانة
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٥/١١/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الأول ص ٦٠٤)

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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