Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3088

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

English translation of the principle

Establishment of the wife's disobedience that forfeits her maintenance. The criterion for its realization: issuance of a judgment obliging her to enter into obedience to her husband in the Sharia-compliant residence prepared for her, and service of that judgment upon her. A judgment reaching a different conclusion is defective. An example.
Arabic original
ثبوت نشوز الزوجة المسقط لنفقتها. مناط تحققه: صدور حكم ملزم لها بالدخول في طاعة زوجها بالمسكن الشرعي المعد لها وإعلانها بذلك الحكم. انتهاء الحكم إلى غير ذلك يعيبه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٠/١٩٩٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٠/٤/١٩٩٩ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص٢٤٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 591. PDF pages: 588.

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