Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 445

Women's custody under Syrian law ends when the boy reaches the age of nine and the girl the age of eleven. They are then placed with their father until the age of majority or the girl's marriage. If the natural guardian is someone other than the father, the judge may place them with the more suitable of the mother, the guardian, or whoever stands in their stead. Articles 146 and 147 of Syrian Law 59 of 1953 concerning Personal Status. - If the guardian—even if the father—is unfit, the minor is handed over to the next person in the order of guardianship until the girl's marriage or her attainment of majority, or the boy's attainment of the age of majority. Article 147 of the aforementioned Law. - Understanding the facts of the case and assessing the evidence and testimony and accepting parts thereof. Matters for the trial court. Its condition. The court's following the litigants through the various aspects of their defenses and responding to them separately. Not necessary. An implicit response suffices. An example of sound reasoning for terminating a mother's custody of her children and placing them with their father in application of Syrian law.