‘No child left behind’: SIS Forum to draft law, push new agency to make ex-husbands pay their dues (opens original article in a new tab)

SIS Forum aims to draft a law and establish a new agency to ensure ex-husbands pay child and spousal maintenance, citing 1,000 unpaid cases in Malaysia.

• SIS Forum plans to draft a Bill to ensure financial support for spouses and children after divorce
• Proposed new agency to help enforce maintenance rights for both Muslim and non-Muslim Malaysians
• Telenisa's 10-year data shows 2,110 child maintenance cases, with 1,000 involving unpaid support