Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 921

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

English translation of the principle

The female custodian’s right to collect the minor’s maintenance. Its condition: that he actually be in her care. The reason thereof. The challenged judgment’s contravention thereof and award of maintenance from the date the action was instituted even though - 497 - Personal Status custody of the children had not actually passed to the applicant. Vitiates it and requires its partial cassation.
Arabic original
حق الحاضنة في قبض نفقة الصغير. شرطه: أن يكون في يدها فعلاً. علة ذلك. مخالفة الحكم المطعون فيه ذلك والقضاء بالنفقة من تاريخ رفع الدعوى رغم أن - ٤٩٧ - أحوال شخصية المحضونين لم تنتقل حضانتهم فعلاً للطالبة. يعيبه ويوجب تمييزه جزئياً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٤/٢٠٠٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٧/٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ - ج ١ ص ٤٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 497. PDF pages: 482–483.

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