Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1373

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

English translation of the principle

The female custodian's right to claim the rent of the minor's dwelling as part of maintenance. Extinction of this right. Its criterion: proof of her ownership of a dwelling in which she resides or which is allocated for her residence. The basis for this. - The judgment's reliance on evidence from which the female custodian's ownership of a dwelling or one allocated for her residence cannot be derived, and its dismissal of her action claiming rent for a custody dwelling for the minor. Unsound inference vitiating the judgment and necessitating its cassation.
Arabic original
حق الحاضنة في المطالبة بأجرة مسكن الصغير كجزء من النفقة. سقوط هذا الحق. مناطه: ثبوت ملكيتها لمسكن تقيم فيه أو مخصصاً لسكنها. أساس ذلك. - تعويل الحكم على دليل لا يُستمد منه ملكية الحاضنة لمسكن أو مخصص لسكنها وقضاؤه برفض دعواها بطلب أجرة مسكن حضانة للصغير. فساد في الاستدلال يعيب الحكم ويوجب تمييزه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٠/١٩٩٨ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٧/٦/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الرابع ص٢٥١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 216. PDF pages: 213.

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