Malaysia legislation

Section 71

of Islamic Family Law Ordinance, 2001

Section 71

(2)

The right to accommodation provided in subsection (1)

shall cease—

(a)

if the period of ‘iddah has expired; or

(b)

if the period of guardianship of the children has expired; or

(c)

if the woman has remarried; or

(d)

if the woman has been guilty of open lewdness

(fahisyah),

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and thereupon the husband may apply to the Court for the return of the home to him.

Duty to maintain children

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