Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2024

Restricting the hearing of an action to increase or decrease maintenance to the passage of 1 year. Confined to spousal maintenance, not relatives' maintenance. The rationale. - 370 - Civil Procedure - Judgments issued in personal-status matters susceptible to change and alteration owing to changed circumstances. Their authority is temporary, including judgments awarding or refusing maintenance. - Whether circumstances in personal-status matters have changed or remained unchanged. A factual matter within the exclusive discretion of the trial judge, without review by the Court of Cassation. Its condition.