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Can foreigners adopt children in Malaysia? What procedures are required to bring the child back to their home country after adoption? This article explains everything clearly.

Don’t want to divorce, yet don’t want to live with your spouse? Is it possible to live apart, divide assets, and receive maintenance? Yes. Malaysian law provides for a procedure known as “judicial separation.”

What should you do if, during divorce proceedings, one party wants to take the child abroad but the other disagrees? Today’s article explains the key aspects of Malaysia’s “child travel ban.”

For many people, the term “child custody” automatically brings divorce to mind. In reality, however, custody issues are often more urgent than the divorce itself—especially when the parental relationship has broken down, one parent is prevented from seeing the child, or a parent is kept in the dark about the child’s current well-being.

In Malaysia, adoption is not simply a matter of deciding to adopt whenever you wish; rather, it is a legal process centered on the best interests of the child. Here, we have compiled 12 frequently asked questions to explain the process clearly in a single article.