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Family, marriage & health

Marriage, divorce, children, inheritance, and decisions about medical care.

Family law in Malaysia runs on two tracks — civil and Syariah — and which track you’re on changes almost every answer about marriage, divorce, custody and inheritance. These guides cover both: registering a marriage properly, dividing property and maintenance, what happens when someone dies without a will, whether you inherit a parent’s debts, protection orders under the Domestic Violence Act, and the medical decisions families actually face, from consent to end-of-life care.

“We’re getting divorced.” Property, maintenance, custody — the answers to what everyone actually asks. Read the guide → “My father died without a will.” The Distribution Act decides who gets what. Here’s the actual maths. Read the guide → “The bank is calling about my late father’s loan.” You almost certainly don’t owe it. What dies with a person, and what doesn’t. Read the guide → “Someone in the family has gone missing.” Seven years before the law presumes death — and what a family can do meanwhile. Read the guide →

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Malaysia's Anti-Bully Tribunal Is Now Running, and Parents Can Be Made to PayAct 876 commenced on 16 June 2026 and the Tribunal bagi Antibuli opened the same day. It is not a criminal court, it can order apologies, counselling and compensation, and it can make a parent jointly responsible for what their child did. Here is how the mechanism works.

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Child marriage is still legal in Malaysia. Here's exactly how — and what's changing in 2026.Three parallel legal systems, three sets of exceptions. Why a girl under 18 can still legally marry in Malaysia, the numbers, and the reform moves in Sarawak and at SUHAKAM.
Divorce in Malaysia: the answers to what everyone actually asksProperty division, maintenance, custody and timelines under the LRA 1976 — including the two-year rule, the marriage tribunal step people skip, and why 50/50 isn't the default.
Doktor Wajib Beritahu Risiko Rawatan Anda. Mahkamah Persekutuan Sudah Putuskan Ini Sejak 2006. BMHak menolak rawatan, persetujuan termaklum selepas Foo Fio Na, cara dapatkan rekod perubatan, dan cara buat aduan terhadap doktor di Malaysia.
No will? Your spouse gets one-third, not everything. Here's the actual maths.How the Distribution Act 1958 splits an estate when there's no will, the three routes to Letters of Administration, and the sureties requirement that traps most Malaysian families.

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If I Divorce in Malaysia, Do I Automatically Get Half the Property?There is no automatic 50/50 split in Malaysia. What the 2018 amendment actually changed, the percentages judges really awarded, and why the name on the geran does not decide it.
Malaysia's Anti-Bully Tribunal Is Now Running, and Parents Can Be Made to PayAct 876 commenced on 16 June 2026 and the Tribunal bagi Antibuli opened the same day. It is not a criminal court, it can order apologies, counselling and compensation, and it can make a parent jointly responsible for what their child did. Here is how the mechanism works.
The Federal Court’s Ivermectin Ruling Did Not Say It Works for Covid-19The Federal Court settled a medicines-law question about doctors and Group B poisons. It did not make a scientific finding that ivermectin treats Covid-19.
A bank is calling about your late father's loan. You almost certainly don't owe it.You don't inherit a dead relative's debts in Malaysia — the estate pays. The two exceptions that catch families, the MRTA gap nobody checks, and what to say to collectors.
A Deputy Minister Said Abortion Was Illegal in Malaysia This July. She Had to Correct Herself the Next Day.Section 312 of the Penal Code is more permissive than most Malaysians believe. What the law actually says, where to get accurate information, and why access is still hard.
Smoking and vaping in Malaysia: RM5,000 fines, seven state bans, and a court ruling nobody can explainAct 852 replaced Malaysia's old tobacco rules in October 2024. Where you can't smoke or vape, what it costs, and why a May 2026 High Court ruling left nicotine vape legally stranded.
Your Church Wedding Doesn't Make You Married. JPN Registration Does.The 21-day notice, the six-month expiry, the age rules, why you usually can't divorce for two years, and what happens under section 51 if a spouse converts to Islam.
A child told you something. Here's what to do next.How to report child sexual abuse in Malaysia — Talian Kasih 15999, the OSCC hospital pathway, the D11 police unit — plus what the law now covers after the 2023 amendments, including sextortion and live-streaming.
Menarik Balik Rawatan Sia-Sia Bukan Eutanasia. Perbezaan Itu Menentukan Sama Ada Ia Jenayah. BMEutanasia dan bunuh diri berbantu kekal jenayah di Malaysia. Tetapi menolak rawatan, DNR dan menarik balik rawatan sia-sia berada di kedudukan berbeza.
Seven Years. That Is How Long Malaysian Law Makes A Family Wait Before A Missing Person Can Be Presumed Dead.Section 108 Evidence Act 1950 — the presumption of death, the High Court order, what MH370 changed, and what a family can do before seven years elapse.
14 Years' Jail For Beating His Wife: What Malaysia's Domestic Violence Law Actually Gives YouThe 2017 amendments are now fully in force. EPOs in 2 hours without a police report, doubled Penal Code sentences, and the gap that leaves unmarried partners out.

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