Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 890

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

English translation of the principle

Custody is a right of the child in custody and the custodian. The child's right is stronger than the custodian's right. The general rule is that custody belongs to women. Its condition: fulfillment of the conditions for custody by the woman. Cases where custody is not forfeited despite the female custodian's marriage to a stranger. What they are. - 490 - Personal Status - Assessment of the conditions for custody is independently undertaken by the trial court. Its condition.
Arabic original
الحضانة حق للمحضون والحاضن. حق المحضون أقوى من حق الحاضن. الأصل أن الحضانة للنساء. شرطه: استيفاء شروط الحضانة فيها. حالات عدم سقوط الحضانة رغم تزوج الحاضنة بأجنبي. ماهيتها. - ٤٩٠ - أحوال شخصية - تقدير شروط الحضانة تستقل محكمة الموضوع بها. شرطه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٦/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٨/٣/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١١٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 490. PDF pages: 475–476.

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