Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3026

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

English translation of the principle

Assessment of maintenance of its various kinds, the extent of the means of the person liable for it, and the need of the person entitled to it. A question of fact. The court of merits has sole discretion in its assessment. Its condition. An example. - The Court of Appeal may adopt an approach to assessing maintenance contrary to the assessment of the court of first instance. It is not then required to refute the approach adopted by the court of first instance. What suffices in this regard. - 512 - Procedure 10- The power of the Court of Appeal to assess witness testimony:-
Arabic original
تقدير النفقة بأنواعها ومدى يسار الملزم بها وحاجة من تجب له. مسألة واقع. استقلال محكمة الموضوع بتقديرها. شرطه. مثال. - لمحكمة الاستئناف أن تذهب في تقدير النفقة مذهباً مخالفاً لتقدير محكمة أول درجة. ليس عليها عندئذٍ تفنيد ما ذهبت إليه محكمة أول درجة. مايكفي في هذا الشأن. - ٥١٢ - المرافعات ١٠- سلطة محكمة الاستئناف في تقدير أقوال الشهود:-
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٣٩/٢٠٠٣ أحوال شخصية جلسة ١٢/١٢/٢٠٠٤ مج القسم الخامس المجلد الثاني ص٥٣١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 512. PDF pages: 509.

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