Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3823

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

English translation of the principle

The husband's appointment of the wife or another person as agent to effect divorce. Its permissibility under the Ja'fari school. This is not altered by the condition constituting a restriction on the principal. Unconditional effect is not a requirement for agency. Its effect. It may be made contingent on something. Divorce must have unconditional effect. An example. - 749 - Agency - The husband's claim that he was unaware of the divorce effected by the person he appointed as agent to divorce his wife. It has no effect on the occurrence and effectiveness of the divorce. The rationale thereof.
Arabic original
توكيل الزوج للزوجة أو الغير في التطليق. جوازه في المذهب الجعفري. لا يغير من ذلك أن يكون الشرط قيداً على الموكل. التنجيز ليس شرطاً في الوكالة. أثره. جواز تعليقها على شيء ما. الطلاق يتعين أن يكون منجزاُ. مثال. - 749 - وكالة - ادعاء الزوج عدم علمه بالطلاق الذي أوقعه من وكله في تطليق زوجته. لا أثر له في وقوع الطلاق ونفاذه. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٨/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٨/٥/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الحادي عشر ص ٦٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 749–750.

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