Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 992

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

English translation of the principle

The general rule is that visitation takes place at the premises of the person who has the child. Failure to agree on the time and place of visitation. Its implication. The judge fixes a periodic appointment and a place for both, sufficient to enable the child's remaining family to see him. The reason therefor: removing the impurities that settle in the psyche of the child in custody by increasing affection, family harmony, and ties of kinship. Article 196 of Law 51/1984 concerning Personal Status. - 511 - Personal Status Seventh: Maintenance of relatives A – In general:
Arabic original
الأصل أن مكان الرؤية عند من بيده الولد. عدم الاتفاق على زمان ومكان الرؤية. مؤداه. تحديد القاضي موعداً دورياً ومكاناً لهما بما يكفي بقية أهل الولد من رؤيته. علة ذلك: إزالة الشوائب التي ترسب في نفسية المحضون بزيادة التعاطف والتآلف الأسري وصلة الأرحام. م١٩٦ ق ٥١/١٩٨٤ في شأن الأحوال الشخصية. - ٥١١ - أحوال شخصية سابعاً نفقة الأقارب أ – بوجه عام:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٦/٢٠٠٩ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٨/٦/٢٠٠٩ لم ينشر)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 511. PDF pages: 496.

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