Malaysia legislation
Section 83
Section 83
The right of hadhanah of a woman is lost—
(a)
by her marriage with a person not related to the child within the prohibited degrees if her custody in such case will affect the welfare of the child but her right to custody will revert if the marriage is dissolved;
(b)
by her gross and open immorality;
(c)
by her changing her residence so as to prevent the father from exercising the necessary supervision over the child, except that a divorced wife may take her own child to her birth-place;
(d)
by her abjuration of Islam;
(e)
by her neglect of or cruelty to the child.
60 Laws of Malaysia ACT 303
Duration of custody