Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 340

The mother's custody of a female under Ja'fari jurisprudence lasts until seven years, and thereafter belongs to the father. The female's completion of nine years. Its import: her right to choose to join either parent. - Puberty. Its nature. A male or female reaching the age of puberty or exhibiting signs of puberty. Its effect. Termination of guardianship over his or her person. The girl not having reached the age of fifteen. Its necessary consequence: she lacks capacity to litigate.