Malaysia legislation

Section 115

of *ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (FEDERAL TERRITORY) ACT 1984

Section 115

The presumption of paternity arising from acknowledgment may only be rebutted by—

(a)

disclaimer on the part of the person acknowledged;

(b)

proof of such proximity of age, or seniority of the acknowledgee, as would render the alleged relationship physically impossible;

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(c)

proof that the acknowledgee is in fact the child of some other person; or

(d)

proof that the mother of the acknowledgee could not possibly have been the lawful wife of the acknowledger at the time when the acknowledgee could have been conceived.

Acknowledgment by a woman in ‘iddah

Section 115 — ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (FEDERAL TERRITORY) ACT 1984