Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 406

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

English translation of the principle

Both parties to a maintenance action belonging to the Ja'fari school. Its effect. Entitlement to maintenance from the date of judgment, not from the date the action was brought. The basis thereof. Article 205 of the Personal Status Law.
Arabic original
انتماء طرفي دعوى النفقة إلي المذهب الجعفري . أثره . استحقاق النفقة من تاريخ الحكم لا من تاريخ رفع الدعوى. أساس ذلك. م ٢٠٥ قانون الأحوال الشخصية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٤/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٤/٣/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الخامس ص ٧٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 89. PDF pages: 89.

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