Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3091

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

English translation of the principle

The wife's entitlement to maintenance. Its basis is the valid marriage contract that binds her to the husband, even if she is in her father's house. Forfeiture of her right thereto. Its condition. Her refusal to obey him, issuance of a judgment requiring her to enter into obedience to him, service thereof upon her, and her refusal to comply with it.
Arabic original
استحقاق الزوجة للنفقة. سببه عقد الزواج الصحيح الذي يجعلها محتبسة للزوج ولو كانت في بيت أبيها. سقوط حقها فيها. شرطه. امتناعها عن طاعته وصدور حكم بدخولها في طاعته وإعلانها به وامتناعها عن تنفيذه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٥/٢٠٠١ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢١/١٠/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص٢٥١)

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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