Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 11
State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office
English translation of the principle
Spousal or relative's maintenance under the Ja'fari school has no exhaustive categories. What matters is what a person needs of life's requirements for his livelihood. The implication: it varies in kind, quantity and manner according to differences in times and places. The consequence: the criterion for determining it is custom, taking into account the circumstances of the person obliged to provide it. - Presumption of knowledge of the law:-
Arabic original
نفقة الزوجية أو القريب في المذهب الجعفري لا حصر لأنواعها. العبرة فيها بما يحتاجه الإنسان لمعيشته من متطلبات الحياة. مفاد ذلك: اختلافها نوعاً وكماً وكيفاً تبعاً لاختلاف الأزمنة والأمكنة. مؤدى ذلك: أن مناط تحديدها هو العرف مع مراعاة حال الملزم بها. - افتراض العلم بالقانون:-Original Arabic judgment citations
(الطعن ١٤٨/٢٠١٠ أحوال جلسة ٢٧/١٠/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون س ٣٩ ج ٣ ص ٢٧٩)
Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 339. PDF pages: 333.
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