Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 347

Establishment that the appellant—the father—is the natural guardian of his daughter’s person and property because she has not attained the age of legal capacity. - 74 - The law. Import thereof. He alone has the right to collect the assistance amount allocated to his daughter. This is not altered by the fact that the respondent—the mother—has custody of the minor girl. Reason therefor: Article 5 of Decree 22 of 1987 is general, clear, and free of ambiguity or obscurity in identifying those entitled to collect public assistance, and the female custodian is not among them. The appealed judgment’s conclusion that the assistance should be paid to the female custodian. Contravention of the law.