Determining the welfare of the child in custody adjudication in Malaysia: an appraisal / Osart Jallong

The most important principle which a court in Malaysia has to apply in determining a custody case is that the welfare of the child is primary or paramount. No doubt, the welfare of the child as a concept has gained world-wide acceptance. But what exactly does it require is not very dear* Legislature...

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Main Author: Jallong, Osart
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Law 1982
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27905/
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description The most important principle which a court in Malaysia has to apply in determining a custody case is that the welfare of the child is primary or paramount. No doubt, the welfare of the child as a concept has gained world-wide acceptance. But what exactly does it require is not very dear* Legislatures, the courts and experts from related disciplines where the children's welfare are their concern have, at various times, attempted to provide content to it, or at least laid down some broad guidelines upon which the courts may make their decisions. Considerable development has taken place in this area of the law. What are the reactions of the Malaysian courts and legislature to all these? How did the courts apply and define the concept? From an analysis of the decided cases, several conclusions are made, out of which are the courts* tendency to take into account the conduct of the parents, the "tenderyears presumption” and the wishes of the child, as some of the factors in determining the child's welfare.
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spelling uitm-279052022-12-22T04:01:16Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27905/ Determining the welfare of the child in custody adjudication in Malaysia: an appraisal / Osart Jallong Jallong, Osart K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence The most important principle which a court in Malaysia has to apply in determining a custody case is that the welfare of the child is primary or paramount. No doubt, the welfare of the child as a concept has gained world-wide acceptance. But what exactly does it require is not very dear* Legislatures, the courts and experts from related disciplines where the children's welfare are their concern have, at various times, attempted to provide content to it, or at least laid down some broad guidelines upon which the courts may make their decisions. Considerable development has taken place in this area of the law. What are the reactions of the Malaysian courts and legislature to all these? How did the courts apply and define the concept? From an analysis of the decided cases, several conclusions are made, out of which are the courts* tendency to take into account the conduct of the parents, the "tenderyears presumption” and the wishes of the child, as some of the factors in determining the child's welfare. Faculty of Law 1982-03 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27905/2/27905.pdf Jallong, Osart (1982) Determining the welfare of the child in custody adjudication in Malaysia: an appraisal / Osart Jallong. (1982) [Student Project] <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/27905.pdf> (Unpublished)
spellingShingle K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence
Jallong, Osart
Determining the welfare of the child in custody adjudication in Malaysia: an appraisal / Osart Jallong
title Determining the welfare of the child in custody adjudication in Malaysia: an appraisal / Osart Jallong
title_full Determining the welfare of the child in custody adjudication in Malaysia: an appraisal / Osart Jallong
title_fullStr Determining the welfare of the child in custody adjudication in Malaysia: an appraisal / Osart Jallong
title_full_unstemmed Determining the welfare of the child in custody adjudication in Malaysia: an appraisal / Osart Jallong
title_short Determining the welfare of the child in custody adjudication in Malaysia: an appraisal / Osart Jallong
title_sort determining the welfare of the child in custody adjudication in malaysia: an appraisal / osart jallong
topic K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/27905/