FAMILY LAW II

LAW 581
LESSON PLAN FOR SEMESTER II
2017/2018
by
DR. NUR EZAN RAHMAT
TEXT BOOKS AND
REFERENCES
• Daleleer Kaur Randawar, Nur Ezan Rahmat & Akbar
Kamaruddin, Family Law in Malaysia, Lexis Nexis Malaysia,
2018.
• Norliah Ibrahim et. al., Family Law for the Non-Muslims in
Malaysia, IIUM Press, 2015.
• Mimi Kamariah Majid, Family Law in Malaysia, Malayan Law
Journal, 1999.
• Ahmad Ibrahim, Family Law in Malaysia, Malayan Law Journal,
1997.
• Nuraisyah Chua Abdullah, Family Law for Non-Muslims in
Malaysia, International Law Book Services, 2006
• Zaleha Kamarudin, Introduction to Divorce Laws in Malaysia,
IIUM
STATUTES REFERRED :
• Law Reform (Marriage And Divorce) Act 1976
• Married Women Act 1957
• Married Women And Children (Maintenance)
Act 1950
• Domestic Violence Act 1994, amended in
2012, 2015 and 2017
• Guardianship of Infants Act 1961
• Registration of Adoption Act 1952
• Adoption Act 1952
WEEK 1
• Introduction to Family Law for the Non-
Muslims In Malaysia
- Introduction of the Course
- Syllabus Content
- Reading/ Reference List
WEEK 2
• Betrothal
- Requirements of a Valid Contract to
Marry
- Breach of Promise
- Defences
WEEK 3
• Domicile and Residence
- The Importance and Differences Between
Domicile and Residence
WEEK 4
• Marriage Requirements
- Age, Consent of Parent or Guardian,
Consanguinity and Affinity, Prior
Subsisting Marriage, Consent of the
Parties, Procedures and Formalities of
Registration
WEEK 5
• Effect of Marriage on Status and
Property
• Rights to Maintenance During Marriage
• Married Women Act 1957
WEEK 6
• Domestic Violence
- Parties, Types and Effectiveness of the
Protection
- Domestic Violence Act 1994
- Amendments
WEEKS 7 & 8
• Nullity of Marriage
- Grounds on Which the Marriage is Void
And Voidable
- Ss. 69 and 70 of LRA 1976
WEEKS 9, 10 & 11
• Dissolution of Marriage
- Breakdown of Marriage and Grounds for
Divorce
- Conciliation Procedures
- Presumption of Death
- Judicial Separation
WEEK 12
• Ancillary Claims
- Maintenance of Wife/Husband After
Divorce
- Division of Property
- Death After Decree Nisi
WEEK 13
• Parent and Child
- Guardianship and Custody
- Maintenance of Children
WEEK 14
• Parent and Child
- Legitimacy and Legitimation
- Adoption
- Protection of Children
FINAL EXAMINATION