Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 413

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

English translation of the principle

Both parties to a maintenance action belonging to the Ja'fari school. Its effect. Maintenance is due from the date of judgment, not from the date the action was brought. The basis thereof. Article 205 of the Personal Status Law.
Arabic original
انتماء طرفي دعوى النفقة إلى المذهب الجعفري. أثره. استحقاق النفقة من تاريخ الحكم لا من تاريخ رفع الدعوى. أساس ذلك. م ٢٠٥ قانون الأحوال الشخصية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٣٤/٢٠٠٠ أحوال جلسة ٢٤/٣/٢٠٠١ 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 426. PDF pages: 420.

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