Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 996

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

English translation of the principle

A minor’s maintenance depends on the person actually caring for him. The minor remaining in the care of his maternal grandmother in another country. A judgment obligating the father to pay it to the minor’s mother. Error.
Arabic original
نفقة الصغير تعتمد اليد الممسكة. بقاء الصغير بيد جدته الأم في بلد آخر. القضاء بإلزام الأب بأدائها لأم الصغير. خطأ.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢/١٩٨٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٥/٤/١٩٨٥ مج القسم الأول – المجلد الأول ص ١٧٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Personal Status — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 512. PDF pages: 497.

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