Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4253

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

English translation of the principle

The rent for a minor's dwelling forms part of the maintenance due to him; the female custodian is not liable for any part thereof unless she owns a dwelling in which she resides or which is designated for her residence, even if her ownership is undivided. Such ownership is not required to be registered. An example.
Arabic original
أجرة مسكن الصغير من النفقة الواجبة له لا تلُزم 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.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤/٩٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٣/١١/١٩٩١ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٦٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 836.

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