Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1939

The susceptibility of judgments to challenge. A matter concerning public policy. - The general rule is that judgments rendered in personal status matters. Are first-instance judgments subject to appeal, irrespective of the value of the dispute. The exception: judgments concerning inheritance, wills, endowments, and dower are final if their value does not exceed five thousand dinars. - 314 - Civil Procedure - Actions incapable of valuation. Their inclusion within the subject-matter jurisdiction of the court of first instance. Its implication. The judgment rendered therein is appealable. - The claims for spousal maintenance and prompt dower. The legal fact giving rise to the right in both is the valid marriage contract. The first claim being incapable of valuation. Its meaning. It may be appealed. Its effect. The value of the action is considered to exceed five thousand dinars.