Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4216

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

English translation of the principle

Rent for the minor's dwelling is part of the maintenance due to him; the female custodian is not obliged to bear any part of it unless she owns a dwelling in which she resides or which is allocated for her residence, even if her ownership is undivided. Such ownership need not be registered. An example. - Inheritance is a ground for acquiring ownership, even if undivided.
Arabic original
أجرة مسكن الصغير من النفقة الواجبة له لا تلزم الحاضنة بشيء منها ما لم تكن تملك مسكناً تقيم فيه أو مخصصاً لسكناها ولو كانت ملكيتها شائعة. لا يشترط في هذه الملكية أن تكون مسجلة. مثال. - الميراث سبب من أسباب كسب الملكية ولو كانت شائعة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤/٩٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٣/١١/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٥٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 828.

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