Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 6
State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Maintenance under the Ja'fari school has no exhaustive list of types. What matters is the necessities of life a person needs for his livelihood. This means: it varies in kind, quantity, and manner according to differences in times and places. Consequently: the criterion for determining it is custom, with due regard to the circumstances of the person obliged to provide it. Example.
Arabic original
النفقة في المذهب الجعفري لا حصر لأنواعها. العبرة فيها بما يحتاجه الإنسان لمعيشته من متطلبات الحياة. مفاد ذلك: اختلافها نوعاً وكماً وكيفاً وفقاً لاختلاف الأزمنة والأمكنة. مؤدى ذلك: أن مناط تحديدها العرف مع مراعاة حال الملُزم بها. مثال.Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ٣٧٠/٢٠٠٥ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٦/١١/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس- المجلد التاسع ص ٣٠٦)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 8. PDF pages: 8.
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