Malaysia legislation

Section 70

of Islamic Family Law Enactment 2004

Section 70

Recovery of arrears of maintenance

(1)

Arrears of unsecured maintenance shall be recoverable as a debt from the defaulter and, where they accrued due before the making of a receiving order against the defaulter, shall be provable in his bankruptcy and, where they accrued due before his death, shall be a debt due from his estate.

(2)

Arrears of unsecured maintenance that accrued due before the death of the person entitled thereto shall be recoverable as a debt by the legal personal representatives of the person.

Interim maintenance