KCC 139/2001 issued on 10/03/2002

This case involved what law should be applied in a child custody case where the father was Lebanese.

Background

A woman filed a case against her previous husband before the court. She requested the court to validate her custody of her children.

The court ruled that the woman's custody of the children should be validated.

The previous husband appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the appealed ruling.

The previous husband appealed the ruling before the court of cassation. He said in his grounds of appeal that the appealed ruling had erred in the application of law. He said that the court had failed to apply the rules of the Lebanese Laws though the husband was a Lebanese citizen.

Decision