Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 884

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

English translation of the principle

The two conditions for establishing the right to custody for the parents or others in the jurisprudence of the Ja'fari school. The father's lack of either condition. The mother's absolute priority entitlement to the child until the child reaches puberty.
Arabic original
شرطا ثبوت حق الحضانة للأبوين أو غيرهما في فقه المذهب الجعفري. فقد الأب شرطاً منهما. أحقية الأم بالولد مطلقاً حتى يبلغ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٦٧/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٩/٩/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١١١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 490. PDF pages: 475.

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