Malaysia legislation
Section 51A
Section 51A
(2)
In exercising the power conferred by subsection (1), the court shall have regard to—
(a)
the extent of the contributions made by the interested parties in money, property or works towards the acquisition of the matrimonial asset or payment of expenses for the benefit of the family;
(b)
any debts owing by the deceased and the interested party which were contracted for their benefit;
(c)
the extent of the contributions to the welfare of the family by looking after the home or caring for the family;
(d)
the duration of the marriage;
(e)
the needs of the children, if any, of the marriage; and
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(f)
the rights of the interested party under the Distribution Act 1958 [Act 300] if the deceased had not converted.
(3)
For the purposes of this section, “interested party” or “interested parties” means the surviving spouse and surviving children of a marriage, if any, and the parents of the deceased converted spouse.
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