KUALA LUMPUR: A special marriages, hadhanah (child custody) and nafkah (maintenance) court will take off in May.
The court will have the authority to confiscate the property of a man who has failed to provide for his ex-wife. The process to set up the court is in the final stages with the Attorney General, and Finance and Women, Family and Community Development ministries having given their views.
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