Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1042

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A minor's maintenance. A right prescribed for him under Sharia and law; the female custodian has no power to waive it for an indefinite period. Her issuance of this waiver to his father. Exceeds the limits of her authority and does not bind the minor.
Arabic original
نفقة الصغير. حق مقرر له شرعاً وقانوناً لا تملك الحاضنة التنازل عن مدة غير محددة منها. صدور هذا التنازل منها لوالده. تجاوز لحدود سلطتها ولا يلزم الصغير.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٢/٨٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٥/٤/١٩٨٨ مج القسم الثاني- المجلد الثاني ص ٥٤٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 225. PDF pages: 225.

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