Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 956

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

English translation of the principle

The cost of the minor's accommodation forms part of the maintenance owed to him; the female custodian is not liable for any of it unless she owns a dwelling in which she resides or which is allocated for her inhabitants, even if her ownership is undivided. This - 504 - Personal Status ownership need not be registered. Example.
Arabic original
أجرة مسكن الصغير من النفقة الواجبة له لا تلزم الحاضنة بشيء منها ما لم تكن تملك مسكناً تقيم فيه أو مخصصاً لسكانها ولو كانت ملكيتها شائعة. لا يشترط في هذه - ٥٠٤ - أحوال شخصية الملكية أن تكون مسجلة. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤/١٩٩٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣/١١/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الأول ص ٢٦٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 504. PDF pages: 489–490.

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