Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 879

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

English translation of the principle

Women’s custody of a female ends upon her marriage and the husband’s consummation thereof. Article 194 of Law 51/1984. - Custody is a right of the female custodian and the child in custody. - The general rule is that custody belongs to women. The mother has the greatest entitlement to custody of her child so long as she satisfies - 488 - Personal Status its conditions. - The female custodian has the right to request custody after relinquishing it. The reason thereof.
Arabic original
انتهاء حضانة النساء للأنثى بزواجها ودخول الزوج بها. المادة ١٩٤ من القانون ٥١/١٩٨٤. - الحضانة حق للحاضنة والمحضون. - الأصل في الحضانة أن تكون للنساء. الأم أحق الناس بحضانة ولدها ما دامت مستوفية - ٤٨٨ - أحوال شخصية لشرائطها. - للحاضنة الحق في طلب الحضانة بعد تنازلها عنها. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٣٠/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٣/٣/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٠٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 488. PDF pages: 473–474.

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