Regulating prenuptial agreements in Malaysia: special reference to the position in United Kingdom and Australia / Nur Syazwani Sham Shul Baharin ... [et al.]

Prenuptial agreement is a contract entered into before marriage. It sets out the terms on property or alimony division in the event divorce takes place is given legal recognition in countries such as Australia and United Kingdom. Malaysia however does not encourage prenuptial agreement because of th...

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Main Authors:	Sham Shul Baharin, Nur Syazwani, Ahmad, Nor Farhani, Burhan, Nur Farah Hanim, Zainalkefli, Zur Azureen
Format:	Student Project
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Law 2013
Subjects:	Comparative law. International uniform Law Administrative law
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28304/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28304/1/28304.pdf

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spelling	uitm-283042020-02-12T06:53:44Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28304/ Regulating prenuptial agreements in Malaysia: special reference to the position in United Kingdom and Australia / Nur Syazwani Sham Shul Baharin ... [et al.] Sham Shul Baharin, Nur Syazwani Ahmad, Nor Farhani Burhan, Nur Farah Hanim Zainalkefli, Zur Azureen Comparative law. International uniform Law Administrative law Prenuptial agreement is a contract entered into before marriage. It sets out the terms on property or alimony division in the event divorce takes place is given legal recognition in countries such as Australia and United Kingdom. Malaysia however does not encourage prenuptial agreement because of the socio-culture that values the sanctity of marriage and the adequacy of the laws such as Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 (LRA) that eloquently governs property division and alimony in the event of divorce. Hence, this project sets forth a. research on: i. The role and significance of a prenuptial agreement; and ii. Whether prenuptial agreement needs to be regulated in Malaysia in the event that it gains recognition over and above the provisions as provided in the LRA. The research findings upon comparative analysis of the laws between Malaysia, UK and Australia as well as interviews conducted, found that: i. There is no imminent need to regulate on prenuptial agreement because of the socio-culture and custom of the Asian society ii. The provision in the LRA gives a wide discretion to the judges to decide on property division and alimony. Nonetheless, in the event when prenuptial agreement gains recognition, it must be governed by proper provision. Faculty of Law 2013 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28304/1/28304.pdf Sham Shul Baharin, Nur Syazwani and Ahmad, Nor Farhani and Burhan, Nur Farah Hanim and Zainalkefli, Zur Azureen (2013) Regulating prenuptial agreements in Malaysia: special reference to the position in United Kingdom and Australia / Nur Syazwani Sham Shul Baharin ... [et al.]. [Student Project] (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	Comparative law. International uniform Law Administrative law Sham Shul Baharin, Nur Syazwani Ahmad, Nor Farhani Burhan, Nur Farah Hanim Zainalkefli, Zur Azureen Regulating prenuptial agreements in Malaysia: special reference to the position in United Kingdom and Australia / Nur Syazwani Sham Shul Baharin ... [et al.]
description	Prenuptial agreement is a contract entered into before marriage. It sets out the terms on property or alimony division in the event divorce takes place is given legal recognition in countries such as Australia and United Kingdom. Malaysia however does not encourage prenuptial agreement because of the socio-culture that values the sanctity of marriage and the adequacy of the laws such as Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 (LRA) that eloquently governs property division and alimony in the event of divorce. Hence, this project sets forth a. research on: i. The role and significance of a prenuptial agreement; and ii. Whether prenuptial agreement needs to be regulated in Malaysia in the event that it gains recognition over and above the provisions as provided in the LRA. The research findings upon comparative analysis of the laws between Malaysia, UK and Australia as well as interviews conducted, found that: i. There is no imminent need to regulate on prenuptial agreement because of the socio-culture and custom of the Asian society ii. The provision in the LRA gives a wide discretion to the judges to decide on property division and alimony. Nonetheless, in the event when prenuptial agreement gains recognition, it must be governed by proper provision.
format	Student Project
author	Sham Shul Baharin, Nur Syazwani Ahmad, Nor Farhani Burhan, Nur Farah Hanim Zainalkefli, Zur Azureen
author_facet	Sham Shul Baharin, Nur Syazwani Ahmad, Nor Farhani Burhan, Nur Farah Hanim Zainalkefli, Zur Azureen
author_sort	Sham Shul Baharin, Nur Syazwani
title	Regulating prenuptial agreements in Malaysia: special reference to the position in United Kingdom and Australia / Nur Syazwani Sham Shul Baharin ... [et al.]
title_short	Regulating prenuptial agreements in Malaysia: special reference to the position in United Kingdom and Australia / Nur Syazwani Sham Shul Baharin ... [et al.]
title_full	Regulating prenuptial agreements in Malaysia: special reference to the position in United Kingdom and Australia / Nur Syazwani Sham Shul Baharin ... [et al.]
title_fullStr	Regulating prenuptial agreements in Malaysia: special reference to the position in United Kingdom and Australia / Nur Syazwani Sham Shul Baharin ... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed	Regulating prenuptial agreements in Malaysia: special reference to the position in United Kingdom and Australia / Nur Syazwani Sham Shul Baharin ... [et al.]
title_sort	regulating prenuptial agreements in malaysia: special reference to the position in united kingdom and australia / nur syazwani sham shul baharin ... [et al.]
publisher	Faculty of Law
publishDate	2013
url	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28304/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28304/1/28304.pdf
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Regulating prenuptial agreements in Malaysia: special reference to the position in United Kingdom and Australia / Nur Syazwani Sham Shul Baharin ... [et al.]

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