08/07/2025
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08/07/2025
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KUWAIT CITY, July 8: Official statistics issued by the Ministry of Justice revealed that family courts handled 13,706 family cases in the first quarter of this year and adjudicated 9,243 of these cases; thereby, achieving 67.4 percent completion rate. The newspaper obtained a copy of the statistics, indicating that 3,233 sessions were postponed and 4,432 cases remained pending at the end of the first quarter. The cases under consideration included personal status, Ja’fari and civil status cases for non-Muslims; in addition to urgent cases and disputes related to alimony, custody, parentage and other family-related cases.
The following are the completion rates by type of case:
- Personal status (general family): 4,665 out of 7,838 cases were resolved -- a completion rate of 59.5 percent
- Ja’fari: the resolution rate reached 73.5 percent, with 1,025 rulings issued out of 1,396 cases
- Urgent: 336 cases were registered and 285 of which were resolved – a completion rate of 84.8 percent, which is among the highest in terms of completion
- Personal status (non-Muslims): 56 out of 94 cases were resolved – a completion rate of 59.5 percent
- Custody, alimony and parentage: a completion rate of almost 100 percent, reflecting the courts’ commitment to expedite adjudication.
- The following is the distribution of cases by court:
- Hawally Court recorded the highest number of rulings with 1,989 out of 2,886 cases -- a completion rate of 68.9 percent
- Farwaniya Court resolved 1,789 out of 2,495 cases -- a completion rate of 71.7 percent
- Jahra Court issued 1,468 rulings out of 2,125 cases -- a completion rate of 69.1 percent
- Capital Court resolved 1,783 out of 2,643 cases – a completion rate of 67.5 percent
- Ahmadi Court recorded 1,375 rulings out of 2,294 cases – a completion rate of 59.9 percent
- Mubarak Al-Kabeer Court was the least active, with 839 rulings out of 1,263 cases
Meanwhile, data from the Electronic Advertisements Department of the family courts indicated that these courts received 11,507 electronic notifications in the first quarter and 11,230 of which were executed -- 97.6 percent completion rate. The Capital Court topped the list with 2,514 notifications, followed by the Hawally and Farwaniya courts. Moreover, Attorney Abdul Mohsen Al- Qattan said that these figures show increasing pressure on family courts, particularly in the Capital and Farwaniya, calling for an increase in the number of judicial circuits to expedite adjudication, especially in alimony and custody cases.
He added that the Hawally Court's superiority in the number of rulings indicates “procedural discipline and quality of organization.” He recommended the redistribution of cases to ease the burden on overcrowded courts. Attorney Enaam Haidar pointed out that “adjudicating more than 9,000 cases within three months is an achievement credited to the Kuwaiti judiciary,” but she was quick to point out that “the rate of postponement remains high, possibly due to a lack of staff or the absence of opponents from sessions.”
She also stressed the need to review enforcement mechanisms after rulings are issued, specifically in custody and alimony cases, which are often not implemented as required. Attorney Ali Matar Al-Wawan praised the shift to online notifications, stressing that “this development has contributed to reducing case delays.” He called for the implementation of more remote litigation services to reduce congestion in courtrooms.
By Jaber Al-Hamoud
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff
