Kurup welcomes proposal to amend Marriage and Divorce Act


PETALING JAYA: The proposal to amend the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 (LRA) is timely as it will improve harmony among multi-racial Malaysians, said Tan Sri Joseph Kurup.  

Last week, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said divorce matters that involved civil marriages must be settled in a civil court even if one of the spouses converts to Islam, under legal reforms to be tabled in Parl­i­­a­­­­­­­m­ent in October.

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