Rights and entitlements of a foreign spouse to the deceased's estate under the Malaysian law of succession

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Rights and entitlements of a foreign spouse to the deceased's estate under the Malaysian law of succession

A valid marriage will undoubtedly give rise to some mutual rights between the husband and the wife. Such rights include a right to property under the law of succession which arises upon the death of the spouse. Under the Malaysian law of succession, such a right will be legally recognized if there i...

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Main Author:	Halim, Akmal Hidayah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sweet & Maxwell Asia 2010
Subjects:	KPG Malaysia
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/3785/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/3785/1/Right_of_spouse.pdf

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