Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 998

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

English translation of the principle

Maintenance of a poor minor child is payable by his father. The condition for this. The father must be affluent. Assessment of affluence and its absence. A matter of fact. Disputation in that regard is inadmissible.
Arabic original
نفقة الولد الصغير الفقير على أبيه. شرط ذلك. أن يكون الأب موسراً. تقدير اليسار ونفيه. موضوعي. الجدل في ذلك غير مقبول.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧/١٩٨٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣٠/١١/١٩٨٧ مج القسم الأول – المجلد الأول ص ٢٨٥)

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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