Marriage And Divorce Act Malaysia



There are also many factors involved especially when the couple has children.

Marriage and divorce act malaysia. Marriage is a legal contract with its own particulars rights and responsibilities attached. The requirements for marriage in malaysia under the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976 are. Image from bernama s twitter page.

The commissioner of law revision malaysia. An act to provide for monogamous marriages and the solemnization and registration of such marriages. Both parties must be unmarried.

Subsisting valid marriages deemed to be registered under this act and dissoluble only under this act part ii monogamous. The domicile of the parties to the marriage at the time when the petition is presented is in malaysia. The number of marriages decreased 4 9 per cent from 200 274 2016 to 190 532 2017.

Short title and commencement 2. Law reform marriage and divorce act 1976 malaysia 5 years ago admin laws and acts governing the system. In civil law minus the ceremony of your religion or custom all you need in law is a valid registration with the registrar of marriages and adhere to the requirements in the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976.

Incorporating all amendments up to 1 january 2006 published by. A marriage that is not solemnised according to the provisions of the act is deemed to be invalid. Under the authority of the revision of laws act 1968.

Number of marriage and crude marriage rates decreased. Home statistics by themes population demography marriage and divorce statistics malaysia 2018. A divorce is usually not as straightforward as going to court and tearing up that marriage certificate.

Law reform marriage and divorce 3 laws of malaysia act 164 law reform marriage and divorce act 1976 arrangement of sections part i preliminary section 1. Laws of malaysia. Civil non islamic marriages in malaysia are governed by the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976 lrmd.

Throughout malaysia1 march 1982 p u b 73 1982. Law reform marriage and divorce act 1976. Both parties must not be in certain prohibited family relationships as stated under section 11 of the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976.

For civil marriages that were administered overseas with a divorce also under the said foreign country the malaysian citizen party to the marriage must obtain a declaration order from the high court of malaysia in accordance to section 107 3 of the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976 act 164. Friday 28 december 2018 1200. When the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976 act 164 came into force on 1 3 1982 it became compulsory for all monogamous non muslim marriages to be registered under the act.

And to provide for matters incidental thereto.