CHILD SUPPORT DEFAULTS LEAVE MOTHERS BURDENED

Child support, whether during the marriage or after divorce, is a responsibility mandated by Islam.

Lawyer Siti Hajar Aisyah Mohd Pozi

If a father fails to comply with the issued child support order, the act is considered defiance of the court’s order, and the father may face committal proceedings or imprisonment

Last year, the government, through the Family Support Division of the Malaysian Syariah Judiciary Department, in collaboration with Bank Negara Malaysia, announced that it is drafting a mechanism to seize bank accounts of former husbands who are negligent in paying child support

The enforcement of child support orders in Malaysia faces various difficulties, partly due to the non-uniform jurisdiction of Syariah law.