12/11/2025
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12/11/2025
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KUWAIT CITY, Nov 12: The Court of Appeals upheld the ruling of the Jaafari Family Court, which revoked a father’s custody over his three children and granted custody to their mother, who got remarried. The court found the father untrustworthy, abusive towards his children and failed to comply with visitation orders.
According to the case file, the mother’s lawyer, Attorney Khaled Hussein Al- Sawa’i, filed the lawsuit on her behalf at the Jaafari Family Court, demanding the revocation of the custody of the father. This was based on reports from the visitation center confirming the father’s repeated refusal to comply with the court order granting the mother visitation rights, in addition to criminal complaints documenting his mistreatment and neglect of their upbringing.
The court’s reasoning revealed that the grandfather admitted the children are living with him and that they repeatedly missed visitation appointments. It also established that the father subjected the children to psychological and educational abuse. It affirmed that the father lost the necessary trustworthiness and suitability for custody, hence, the need to revoke his custody and grant it to the mother, even if she got married again. It emphasized that the children’s best interests are the foundation upon which family rulings are based, without being bound by prevailing customs. In its ruling, the court indicated that prioritizing the children’s well-being and their psychological and educational development takes precedence over formal considerations or the parents’ social standing.
It stressed that the children desperately need their mother’s affection and family stability. Al-Sawa’i told the newspaper that the ruling is considered a victory for justice and the principle of humanity in family cases. He said, “The court put the children’s best interests above all else and proved that remarriage does not preclude a mother from being entitled to custody if trustworthiness and care are demonstrated.” He emphasized that the ruling is a rare legal precedent, the first of its kind in Jaafari family courts.
By Jaber Al-Hamoud Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff
