Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 957

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

English translation of the principle

The female custodian's entitlement to an allowance for the accommodation of the child in custody. Its criterion. That she does not own accommodation in which she resides or which is allocated for her residence. Ownership includes undivided co-ownership. The judgment's contravention of this and its ruling that the female custodian is entitled to the custody accommodation allowance on the ground that her ownership is undivided. An error requiring cassation of the judgment. - Inheritance is one of the means of acquiring ownership under Sharia.
Arabic original
أحقية الحاضنة لأجرة مسكن المحضون. مناطه. ألا تكون مالكة لمسكن تقيم فيه أو يكون مخصصا لسكناها. شمول الملكية للملكية الشائعة. مخالفة الحكم ذلك والقضاء بأحقية الحاضة لأجرة مسكن الحضانة بحجة أن ملكيتها شائعة. خطأ يوجب تمييز الحكم. - الميراث سبب من أسباب كسب الملكية شرعاً.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٨/١٩٩٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٨/٦/١٩٩٢ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٣٤٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 505. PDF pages: 490.

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