Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 313

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

English translation of the principle

Appointment of a curator over the property of a person under interdiction does not preclude appointment of a guardian over his person. The reason therefor. - The general rule is that guardianship over the person belongs to the father, then the agnatic grandfather. In their absence. It belongs to the agnatic relative in his own right - 64 - Civil Procedure according to the order of inheritance. The condition therefor. The court of merits' power of selection and appointment. Its prerequisite.
Arabic original
تعيين قيم على أموال المحجور عليه لا يحول دون تعيين ولي على نفسه. علة ذلك. - الأصل في الولاية على النفس للأب ثم للجد العاصب. عدم تواجدهما. تكون للعاصب بنفسه - ٦٤ - المرافعات حسب ترتيب الإرث. شرط ذلك. سلطة محكمة الموضوع في الاختيار والتعيين. مناطها.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٧/١٩٩٤ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٩/٤/١٩٩٥ مج القسم الثالث المجلد الثالث ص١١٧٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 64. PDF pages: 61–62.

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