Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 886

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule in custody is that it belongs to the mother. Her absence or the forfeiture of her custody. Its effect. The right to custody passes to those mentioned in Article 189 of Law 51/1984 in the order stated therein.
Arabic original
الأصل في الحضانة أن تكون للأم. عدم وجودها أو إسقاط حضانتها. أثره. أن حق الحضانة ينتقل لمن ذكر في المادة ١٨٩ ق٥١/١٩٨٤ على الترتيب الوارد بها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢٣/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٩/٩/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١١٢)

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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