Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 263

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

English translation of the principle

The husband's authorization of the wife or another person to effect divorce. Its permissibility under the Ja'fari school. This is not altered by the condition constituting a restriction on the principal. Unconditional effectiveness is not a requirement of agency. Its effect. It may be made conditional upon something. Divorce must be unconditional. An example. - The husband's claim that he did not know of the divorce effected by the person he authorized to divorce his wife. It has no effect on the occurrence and effectiveness of the divorce. The reason therefor.
Arabic original
توكيل الزوج للزوجة أو الغير في التطليق. جوازه في المذهب الجعفري. لا يغير من ذلك أن يكون الشرط قيداً على الموكل. التنجيز ليس شرطاً في الوكالة. أثره. جواز تعليقها على شيء ما. الطلاق يتعين أن يكون منجزاُ. مثال. - ادعاء الزوج عدم علمه بالطلاق الذي أوقعه من وكله في تطليق زوجته. لا أثر له في وقوع الطلاق ونفاذه. علة ذلك.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٢٨/٢٠٠٢ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٨/٥/٢٠٠٣ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الحادي عشر ص٦٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 51. PDF pages: 48.

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