Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 412

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part One · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Personal Status Law 51/1984. Its provisions apply only to those to whom the school of Imam Malik applies, to the exclusion of others. - Establishment of a child's lineage by the marital bed under the Ja'fari school. Its condition. Consummation with the child's mother and the passage of six months or more from intercourse without exceeding the maximum gestation period, or express or implied acknowledgment of the child. His action denying the child's lineage to him shall not be heard, whether by li'an or otherwise. - 425 - Civil Procedure
Arabic original
قانون الأحوال الشخصية ٥١/١٩٨٤. سريان أحكامه فقط على من يطبق عليهم مذهب الإمام مالك دون غيره. - ثبوت نسب الولد بالفراش في المذهب الجعفري. شرطه. الدخول بأمه ومضي ستة أشهر فأكثر من الوطء وعدم تجاوز أقصي مدة للحمل أو الإقرار به صراحة أو دلاله. ولا تسمع دعواه بنفي نسبه إليه لا باللعان أو غيره. - ٤٢٥ - المرافعات
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٠/٢٠٠٠ أحوال جلسة ٣/٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الخامس ص ٧٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part One — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 425. PDF pages: 419.

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