Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 324

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

English translation of the principle

The minor's interests. Guardianship thereof is vested in his parents. The Lawgiver's allocation of the rights incumbent upon them: the mother is to raise and care for him during the first stage of his life, and the father has guardianship over dispositions concerning his person and property because he is better suited thereto than the mother. The Public Authority for Compensation's deposit of the minor's funds in the bank so that the mother has the right to dispose of them. An encroachment upon the guardian's authority.
Arabic original
مصالح الصغير. جعل ولايتها لأبويه. توزيع الشارع الحقوق الواجبة عليهما فللأم تربيته والعناية به في المرحلة الأولي من حياته وللأب ولاية التصرف في نفسه وماله لآنه الأصلح لها من الأم. إيداع الهيئة العامة للتعويضات لآموال القاصر بالبنك ليكون حق التصرف فيها للأم. افتئات على سلطة الولي.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٥٩/١٩٩٧ أحوال شخصية جلسة ٢٦/١٢/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع المجلد السادس ص٨٠٣)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Three — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 66. PDF pages: 63.

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