Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1073

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Maintenance includes food, clothing, housing and associated medical treatment, service and other things, according to custom and the means or hardship of the person obliged to provide it, regardless of the wife’s circumstances. Articles 75, 76 of the Personal Status Law. Example of the wife’s maintenance including a vehicle according to custom.
Arabic original
النفقة تشمل الطعام والكسوة والسكن وما يتبع ذلك من علاج وخدمة وغيرهما حسب العرف وحالة الموجب عليه يسراً وعسراً مهما كانت حالة الزوجة. م٧٥، ٧٦ من قانون الأحوال الشخصية. مثال لاشتمال نفقه الزوجة لسيارة وفقاً للعرف.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٥٨/٢٠٠١ أحوال جلسة ٦/٤/٢٠٠٢ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الثامن ص ٣٨٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 208. PDF pages: 208.

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