KOTA KINABALU: In Sabah, the law caps maintenance of an illegitimate child to a maximum of RM50 a month in child support.
The state's Maintenance Ordinance enacted since colonial days remains in force and binds the courts from giving a higher or reasonable monthly support for such children, says former Sabah Law Society (SLS) president Datuk Roger Chin (pic).
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