Marriage, divorce and khul', custody and visitation, maintenance and paternity: practical guides to Kuwaiti personal status law and Family Court practice. (53 articles)

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Money a Husband Transfers to His Wife During Marriage: Gift or Loan When a Dispute Arises?
07 Oct 2026
Money a Husband Transfers to His Wife During Marriage: Gift or Loan When a Dispute Arises?

Is a sum a husband transferred to his wife a gift or a loan? Burden...

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Residency of a Wife and Children After the Expatriate Husband Dies or Divorces: What Happens and How to Transfer or Renew It
07 Oct 2026
Residency of a Wife and Children After the Expatriate Husband Dies or Divorces: What Happens and How to Transfer or Renew It

What happens to the residency of a wife and children when an expatriate husband's sponsorship...

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Grandparents' Visitation Rights in Kuwait: Seeing Grandchildren After Divorce or a Parent's Death
28 Sep 2026
Grandparents' Visitation Rights in Kuwait: Seeing Grandchildren After Divorce or a Parent's Death

Can grandparents in Kuwait see their grandchildren after a divorce or the death of a...

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Wedding Photographer, Planner or Venue Breached the Agreement in Kuwait: How to Claim Compensation
27 Sep 2026
Wedding Photographer, Planner or Venue Breached the Agreement in Kuwait: How to Claim Compensation

What to do in Kuwait if the wedding photographer does not show up, delivers incomplete...

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Marital Home Furniture and the Wife's Belongings After Divorce in Kuwait: Who Owns Them, and How Can a Wife Recover Her Trousseau and Gold?
27 Sep 2026
Marital Home Furniture and the Wife's Belongings After Divorce in Kuwait: Who Owns Them, and How Can a Wife Recover Her Trousseau and Gold?

A practical guide to who owns the marital home furniture, the wife's trousseau, gold and...

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Child Injured at School or Nursery in Kuwait: When Is the School Liable and How to Claim Compensation
27 Sep 2026
Child Injured at School or Nursery in Kuwait: When Is the School Liable and How to Claim Compensation

A practical guide for parents whose child is injured at school, nursery or on the...

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Divorce by WhatsApp or Text Message in Kuwait: Does It Count, and How Is It Proven and Registered?
27 Sep 2026
Divorce by WhatsApp or Text Message in Kuwait: Does It Count, and How Is It Proven and Registered?

When a divorce written in a WhatsApp or text message takes effect under Kuwaiti personal...

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Overnight Stays with the Non-Custodial Parent in Kuwait (Hosting): When Does the Court Order Them and What If the Custodian Refuses?
22 Sep 2026
Overnight Stays with the Non-Custodial Parent in Kuwait (Hosting): When Does the Court Order Them and What If the Custodian Refuses?

A practical guide to overnight stays and hosting with the non-custodial parent in Kuwait: how...

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A Wife's Right to Work in Kuwait: Can a Husband Stop Her, and How It Affects Maintenance, Obedience and Divorce
22 Sep 2026
A Wife's Right to Work in Kuwait: Can a Husband Stop Her, and How It Affects Maintenance, Obedience and Divorce

When can a husband in Kuwait lawfully object to his wife working? How a work...

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Parents' Maintenance by Children in Kuwait: When Must a Child Support Their Father and Mother, and How Is the Claim Filed?
22 Sep 2026
Parents' Maintenance by Children in Kuwait: When Must a Child Support Their Father and Mother, and How Is the Claim Filed?

When sons and daughters must financially support a needy father or mother under Kuwait's Personal...

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Private School Fees for Children After Divorce in Kuwait: Must the Father Pay, and Who Chooses the School?
22 Sep 2026
Private School Fees for Children After Divorce in Kuwait: Must the Father Pay, and Who Chooses the School?

When a father in Kuwait must pay his children's private school fees after divorce, who...

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Breaking Off an Engagement in Kuwait: Must the Shabka, Gifts and Dowry Be Returned, and When Is Compensation Due?
22 Sep 2026
Breaking Off an Engagement in Kuwait: Must the Shabka, Gifts and Dowry Be Returned, and When Is Compensation Due?

A practical guide to broken engagements under Kuwait's Personal Status Law No. 51 of 1984...

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