Major Legal Victory for Kuwaiti Women in Property Rights Case
He requested a ruling in favor of his client, stating that she has the right to take the necessary measures to obtain a plot ownership document -- shared equally between her and her husband, without requiring his signature. Ali Al-Ali pointed out that Housing Care Law grants the wife the right to the document and does not require the husband's approval to obtain it. He explained that his client was the wife of the first defendant with a valid legal contract, and they had earlier submitted a request for housing care to the justice agent, and the plot was received, and that she and her husband completed all the procedures, conditions and controls necessary to obtain the ownership document.
However, the husband stopped completing those procedures without any legal basis or justification in order to deprive her of her right to the plot, despite her need to secure housing. The court said in its reasoning that it did not see any justification for what the husband did, so his refusal reveals intent to harm the plaintiff, and that he abused his right. Accordingly, the court granted the plaintiff's request.
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff
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