Marriage and Divorce

For Muslim marriages, family law is governed by the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976

• True

• False

Alice and Ben had a customary marriage on July 1977. Is their marriage recognised by the law?

• Yes

• No

Any Malaysian citizen married abroad must register their marriage before a Registrar within 6 months of the marriage.

• True

• False

It is an offence to prevent a civil marriage of a minor as it is their human rights.

• True

• False

The court may not grant a divorce within the first 2 years of marriage unless on the grounds of exceptional circumstances or hardship.

• True

• False

A marriage is considered irretrievably broken down if the parties lived apart for 1 year.

• True

• False