Court orders man to pay kid allowance to ex-wife

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KUWAIT CITY, Dec 10: The Administrative Court chaired by Judge Walid Al-Mathkour ordered the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs to pay child allowance to a Kuwaiti woman despite she was unable to provide evidence that the children’s father was employed or not. The court stressed that Kuwaiti women should not be denied of the right to child allowance irrespective of the circumstance. Plaintiff Attorney Freih Al-Kouh stated his client is a staff of the ministry who is blessed with five children from her ex-husband. The woman was awarded KD190 monthly allowance to cover the responsibility of the ex-husband and services of a domestic worker as the couple was granted divorce in court. The woman approached the court to involve the ministry in paying them child allowance since the children’s father refused to pay the fee ordered by court. The ministry had also stopped paying the allowance just after one month on the pretext that the woman did not present proof of employment or vice versa for the exhusband, in addition to clearance to make sure that he’s not receiving any aid from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor.

Worker reinstated: The Administra-tive Section in the Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of the Administrative Court of First Instance, which nullified decision number 27/2014 dated April 21, 2014 on the termination of a female Kuwaiti employee at the Ministry of Higher Education. On behalf of his client, the plaintiff’s counsel, Attorney Mohammad Ahmad Taleb, filed a lawsuit. He said the ministry employed his client as a beginner translator, but she was surprised when the decision was issued to terminate her based on the recommendation of the Fact-Finding Committee. He filed a petition on May 6, 2014 accusing the ministry of violating the right of his client and abuse of power yet the latter did not respond. He affirmed the decision disregarded the rule on gradually taking disciplinary measures against employees.

Petition rejected: The Court of Appeals, presided over by Judge Muhammad Bahman, rejected the petition filed by four defendants involved in the 2007 emergency case along with several former officials. The higher court nullified the jail term imposed on another suspect — a legal consultant — who was acquitted, but upheld the verdict of the First Instance Court which sentenced the other defendants to two years in jail with hard labor, ordered them to pay KD 20,000 each to suspend implementation of the sentence, and dismissed them from their respective posts. Meanwhile, Attorney Muhammad Al- Majdi, who represented the legal consultant in court, protested against the petition as it is inconsistent with prevailing legal procedures, in addition to the lack of substantial evidence. The case was filed due to failure to provide proper documentation during the signing of a contract worth KD 64,764,902. The legal consultant allegedly rejected all the offers as per ministerial law number 250/2006.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah Staff

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