Law Reform Marriage And Divorce Act Amendment

1941 10 mlj 51.

Law reform marriage and divorce act amendment. The meeting was attended by representatives from the syariah judicial department the. The law reform marriage and divorce amendment act 2017 came into force on 15 december 2018. This act may be cited as the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976 and shall come into force on such date as the yang di pertuan agong may by notification in the gazette appoint and different dates may be appointed for peninsular malaysia sabah and sarawak. Act a1546 act a1546 the law reform marriage and divorce amendment act 2017 came into effect on 15 12 2018 this amends the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976 act 164 see the amendment act here.

Cpd live is an initiative by the bar council during the movement control order so that members and pupils are not deprived of continuous learning even during these times. The amendments widen and provide clarity on the applicability of act 164 in situations where a spouse converts to islam as well as the court s powers which include. Divorce is becoming increasingly common and the recent amendments to the law reform marriage divorce act 1976 the act have been long awaited in order to better protect children and wives in particular matters in relation to the welfare of the children and division of matrimonial assets. 2012 3 mlj 694.

It said amendments to the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976 act 164 would balance the best interests of the child with the constitutional rights of the parents as both parties in a civil marriage would have to give consent for the child to be converted to islam. Ahmad ibrahim the need to amend section 51 of the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976 1990 2 mlj lviii. Shamala a p sathyaseelan v dr jeyaganesh a l c mogarajah 2003 6 mlj 515. Openness in the law reform process on 29th september 2004 the attorney general s chambers convened a meeting to discuss proposed amendments to the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976.

The law reform marriage divorce amendment act 2017 comes into operation on 15 12 2018 bringing amendments to the law reform marriage divorce act 1976 which had over the decades caused many controversy in different aspects of the matrimonial law in malaysia. This cpd live session aims to provide participants with an understanding of the amendments to the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976. The law reform marriage and divorce amendment bill 2016 was tabled by minister in the prime minister s department datuk seri azalina othman for the first reading at the dewan rakyat on nov.