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Family Law (Divorce)

I. If maintenance was paid before the divorce, can it continue after the divorce? Where, during the subsistence of the marriage, the husband had consistently and regularly provided the wife with maintenance (for example, by monthly bank transfers), the wife may, upon divorce, apply to the Court for continuing maintenance.…

I. What can a wife do if her husband refuses to provide maintenance during the marriage? In Malaysia, a wife may apply to the Court under the Married Women and Children (Maintenance) Act 1950 to claim: maintenance for herself; and maintenance for the child(ren), including maintenance for illegitimate child(ren).The wife…

I. What amounts to “adultery”? Put simply, adultery refers to consensual sexual intercourse between two persons, where at least one party is married and the marriage is still subsisting. The key elements are: A voluntary sexual relationship; and One party is in an existing marriage. Because sexual intercourse is rarely…

Domestic Violence Is Not Limited to Physical Assault: Two Key Categories Generally, domestic violence may be understood in two broad categories: Physical violence: including acts such as assault, pushing, or causing bodily injury. Psychological or emotional abuse: including persistent humiliation, threats, verbal abuse, coercion, intimidation, and what is commonly described…

1. Is attendance at JPN mandatory for every divorce? Not necessarily. Where both parties agree to divorce (and have reached agreement on the terms), the general process is: both parties negotiate and agree on the divorce terms (which must be lawful);the terms are reduced into writing, signed, and affirmed; the…

1. Definition: “Foreigner Adoption ”Generally, this may be understood in two situations:(A) One spouse is a foreigner and the other is a Malaysian citizen. This is commonly not treated as a “foreign adoption” in the strict sense, because the family is ordinarily residing in Malaysia. In such circumstances, the adoption…

When people hear “divorce lawyers” or “family law”, the first impression is often that we only handle divorces. In reality, many family law applications do not necessarily require a divorce. Today’s topic is an option that is closely related to divorce procedures but is not a divorce—Judicial Separation.

Many people hear the word “injunction” and immediately think of frozen bank accounts, travel bans, or asset freezes. Here, the focus is different. This is about injunctions involving children—specifically, controlling or preventing a child being taken out of Malaysia.In practice, child-related injunctions commonly fall into two directions:Permission for the child…

In Malaysia, adoption is not something you can do simply because you want to. It is a legal process centred on “the best interests of the child.” For non-Muslims, there are generally two common adoption routes: court adoption (through the courts) and the National Registration Department (JPN) adoption process. The…

Many people hear the term “child custody” and immediately think of divorce. But in real life, custody issues are often more urgent and need to be dealt with first, especially when the parents’ relationship has already broken down, or they have been separated for a long time, and one parent…