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wa-24f-186-07-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 1 December 2024 • WA-24F-186-07/2024 • 28 min read

14 cases cited (1 SG, 13 foreign)

Catchwords

Family law - Guardianship, custody , care and control of child - Whether Wife was entitled to sole custody, care, and control of the Child - Whether Wife was entitled to sole guardianship - Whether Husband had successfully rebutted the doctrine of tender years - Whether Husband was obligated to pay child maintenance - Guardianship of Infants Act 1961, sections 3, 5 - Law Reform (Marriage & Divorce) Act 1976, sections 88, 92, 93

Practice Areas

Family law

Judges (1)

Evrol Mariette Peters Delivered

Counsel (6)

Sonia Shah & Co Firm WH Kan Firm Goh Loh Boon Counsel Plaintiff Ooi Wei Neng Counsel Defendant Sonia Shah Counsel Defendant Wong Yee Fung Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

B O O Applicant Y O O Respondent

Statutes Cited

Guardianship of Infants Act

s 5

Guardianship of Infants Act 1961

s 11

Cases Cited (14)

SLR (1)

[2005] 3 SLR 690

UK (1)

[1970] 2 AC 668

MY (12)

[1987] 1 MLJ 433 [1987] MLRA 68 [1998] 1 CLJ 358 [1998] 1 MLJ 359 [2002] 1 CLJ 721 [2002] 2 MLJ 97 [2003] 4 CLJ 539 [2003] 4 MLJ 770 [2003] 6 AMR 459 [2011] 3 CLJ 722 [2015] MLJU 930 [2016] MLJU 1264

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