Court orders man to pay kids and wife’s expenses

Manager acquitted of rape

By Jaber Al-Hamoud

KUWAIT CITY, April 13: The Court of Appeals obliged a Kuwaiti citizen to pay for the monthly expenses of his children, monthly house rent of the mother of his children, for furnishing the house, car and the expenses of a domestic helper and driver.

In a case filed by Lawyer Dalal Al-Mutairi on behalf of her client, she sued the citizen, asking the court to provide custody of the children to her client and demand the defendant to pay the abovementioned expenses.

She affirmed the defendant abandoned his children without sustenance even though he is financially capable.

The Court of First Instance had issued the same verdict but Lawyer Al-Mutairi asked for an increase in the expenses based on the current cost of living and increased charges for hiring domestic workers and drivers.

The Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Lawyer Al-Mutairi’s call, obliging the defendant to pay KD 100 monthly rent and KD 600 as monthly expenses including salaries of a domestic worker and driver, as well as make a onetime payment of KD 1,000 for house furniture and KD 3,000 for car.

Al-Mutairi

Manager acquitted:

The Criminal Court acquitted an expatriate of abusing his authority as a manager and allegedly raping an employee.

Report of the Criminal Investigation Department indicated the expatriate sexually assaulted the employee.

During interrogation, he maintained the employee did not report for duty the very day the incident supposedly happened.

The employee records and the fingerprint attendance system affirmed the plaintiff was absent, while surveillance gadgets indicated she actually went to the premises.

Lawyer Muhammad Al-Khaldi implored the court to acquit his client of all charges in the absence of evidences to prove the allegation, noting the medical report indicated no signs of violence or raping.

‘Pay

difference’:

The Administrative Court ordered the Ministry of Education to pay difference of KD 90 in housing allowance adding up to KD 3,420 to an expatriate female teacher starting from Jan 15, 2012 until the end of her service on Aug 30, 2014.

The lawsuit filed by Lawyer Abdullah Ahmad Al-Kanderi on behalf of his client indicated the plaintiff was paid monthly housing allowance of KD 60 in 2011 until the Constitutional Court decided it was unconstitutional to differentiate male and female teachers in the payment of housing allowance.

He presented all necessary documents to show the legitimacy of his client’s request.