Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1950

The amenability of judgments to challenge. A matter concerning public policy. - The general rule is that judgments issued in personal status matters are first-instance judgments subject to appeal regardless of the value of the dispute. Exception: judgments relating to inheritance, wills, endowments and dowries are final if their value does not exceed five thousand dinars. - Actions incapable of valuation. Their inclusion within the subject-matter jurisdiction of the court of first instance. Its implication. The judgment issued therein is appealable. - A claim for spousal maintenance and prompt dowry. The legal fact giving rise to the right to both is the valid marriage contract. The first claim being incapable of valuation. Its implication. Its appealability. Its effect: the value of the action is deemed to exceed five thousand dinars. - 316 - Procedure - The law governing the rules for challenging judgments:-