Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1582

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

English translation of the principle

The obligation to provide the matrimonial home. The general rule is that it is in kind. Its availability. Its implication. The obligation does not shift to a monetary allowance. - See also: The Legal Principles Established by the Court of Cassation over Forty Years - Volume One - Personal Status. - The obligation to provide custody accommodation:
Arabic original
الالتزام بمسكن الزوجية. الأصل فيه أن يكون عيناً. توافر ذلك. مؤداه. عدم انتقال الالتزام به إلى الأجر. - وراجع: المبادئ القانونية التي قررتها محكمة التمييز خلال أربعين عاماً - المجلد الأول - أحوال شخصية. - الالتزام بمسكن الحضانة:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٣/٢٠٠٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٣/٦/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٢ ص ٤٧٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 303. PDF pages: 303.

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