Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 645

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

English translation of the principle

A girl exceeding the age of nine according to the lunar calendar. Its effect. Establishment of her capacity to litigate. Her appearance in person before the court, her choice to live with her mother, and her failure to object to her mother representing her in the action. An implied appointment of her mother as her representative in the litigation.
Arabic original
تجاوز البنت سن التاسعة وفقاً للتقويم القمري. أثره. ثبوت أهلية التقاضي لها. حضورها بشخصها أمام المحكمة واختيارها العيش مع أمها وعدم اعتراضها على تمثيلها لها في الدعوى. إنابة ضمنية لأمها في الخصومة.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧١/٢٠٠٠ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٣/٥/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثاني ص٥١٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 129. PDF pages: 126.

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