Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 899

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

English translation of the principle

Government housing. A divorced woman has only a right of residence when she is a custodian, even if the allocation decision listed her as a wife to whom housing was allocated at the time it was issued. Issuance of the title deed including the deceased's divorced wife without indicating that she has only a right of residence as a custodian. The judgment's approval of this act and its ruling that she is entitled to share ownership of the property with the remaining heirs. An error in applying the law requiring its cassation.
Arabic original
المساكن الحكومية. المطلقة ليس لها سوى حق السكن متى كانت حاضنة ولو كان قرار التخصيص قد أوردها باعتبارها زوجة خصص لها السكن وقت صدوره. صدور وثيقة التملك متضمنة مطلقة المتوفى دون أن تشير إلى أن لها فقط حق السكن كحاضنة. إقرار الحكم هذا التصرف وقضائه بأحقيتها في مشاركة باقي الورثة في ملكية العقار. خطأ في تطبيق القانون يُوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٠٧/٢٠٠٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٨/٦/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثاني ص ١٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 492. PDF pages: 477.

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