Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 638

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

English translation of the principle

Appointment of a curator over the assets of a person under interdiction does not preclude appointment of a guardian over his person. The rationale therefor. - The rule concerning guardianship over the person is that it belongs to the father, then to the agnatic grandfather. In their absence, it belongs to the agnate in his own right according to the order of inheritance. The condition for that. The authority of the court of merits in selection and appointment. Its criterion.
Arabic original
تعيين قيم على أموال المحجور عليه لا يحول دون تعيين ولي على نفسه. علة ذلك. - الأصل في الولاية على النفس أن تكون للأب ثم للجد العاصب. في حالة عدم تواجدهما تكون للعاصب بنفسه حسب ترتيب الإرث. شرط ذلك. سلطة محكمة الموضوع في الاختيار والتعيين. مناطها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٧/٩٤ أحوال جلسة ٢٩/٤/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الأول ص ٧٥٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 143. PDF pages: 143.

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