Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4447

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

English translation of the principle

Lapse of the right to custody if it is not claimed for one year. Its case: where the female custodian marries a stranger and the marriage is consummated, and the person entitled to custody knows of this marriage and consummation and remains silent for a year after learning thereof without excuse. The right to invoke the lapse of this right is accorded to the female custodian against the person to whom custody would pass after her. An example. - 818 - Civil Procedure - Plea that an appeal is not permissible:-
Arabic original
سقوط الحق في الحضانة إذا لم يطالب بها لمدة عام. حالته: إذا تزوجت الحاضنة بأجنبي ودخل بها وعلم من له الحق في الحضانة بهذا الزواج والدخول ويسكت بعد علمه عاماً بلا عذر. التمسك بسقوط هذا الحق مقرر للحاضنة في مواجهة من تنتقل له الحضانة بعدها. مثال. - ٨١٨ - المرافعات - الدفع بعدم جواز الطعن:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٤/٢٠٠٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٧/٢/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون س٣٦ ج١ ص٤٢٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 818. PDF pages: 815.

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