Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 641

A wife may bring an action for judicial divorce before the Kuwaiti courts whenever she has a domicile in Kuwait. The basis thereof. - A judgment rejecting the plea that the Kuwaiti judiciary lacks jurisdiction because the respondent resides in the State of Kuwait. Correct. - The sitting of certain circuits of the Court of First Instance in another governorate does not preclude the jurisdiction of the circuit sitting at the court’s seat in Kuwait City. The basis thereof. Article 7 of Law 23 of 1990 on the Organization of the Judiciary.