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Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984 s 59

Islamic Family Law (Federal Territory) Act 1984 s 59

Text recovered by OCR from a scanned copy — section numbers and wording may be wrong. Check the official PDF on lom.agc.gov.my before citing.

s 59 Power of Court to order maintenance of wife, and the effect of nusyuz

(1) The Court may, subject to Hukum Syarak, order a man to pay maintenance to his wife or former wife. (2) Subject to Hukum Syarak and confirmation by the Court, a wife shall not be entitled to maintenance when she is nusyuz, or unreasonably refuses to obey the lawful wishes or commands of her husband, that is to say, inter alia— (a) when she withholds her association with her husband; (b) when she leaves her husband’s home against his will; or (c) when she refuses to move with him to another home or place, without any valid reason according to Hukum Syarak. (3) As soon as the wife repents and obeys the lawful wishes and commands of her husband, she ceases to be nusyuz.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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