法律更新 – 离婚 – 单方面 – 双方面 – 孩子抚养权

离婚

  • 单方面离婚
  • 双方面离婚

单方面离婚  (Single Petition)

  • 想要离婚的那一方可以单方面申请离婚。
  • 单方面离婚的程序通常比较复杂,会用比较长的时间,通常是一年或超过一年。
  • 离婚之前,双方必须去婚姻注册局 (“JPN”) 填写 Form KC14.
  • 之后,JPN会通知你的配偶出席和解聆讯 (“application to reference to conciliatory body”).
  • 你和你的配偶必须出席和解聆讯三次。
  • 如果在三次的和解之下JPN证实了你们的婚姻已经破裂,无法挽救,那么你可以联络你的律师帮你申请单方面离婚。
  • 可是,在很多情况之下,被提出离婚的那一方都不会出席和解聆讯。虽然你的配偶不愿意出席,你还是要自己出席和解聆讯三次。第三次和解聆讯之后,JPN会给你一封信,通知你和解聆讯取消因为另一个配偶没有出席。你需要把这一封信交给你的律。
  • 律师在拿了你的这一封信后,需要向法庭申请和解例外(exception for reconciliation). 直到法庭批准你不需要再去JPN和解,你才可以单方面申请离婚。

在申请单方面离婚之前,有什么事需要注意的吗?

  • 第一, 你们的婚姻必须在马来西亚注册的。
  • 第二,在申请离婚时,夫妻一定要住在马来西亚。
  • 第三,从你注册婚姻的日期直到申请离婚的日期,必须多过两年。但是,如果你的婚姻未满两年却想要申请离婚,只有在这两种情况之下可以做到,第一,其中一方夫妻改变信仰,信奉穆斯林。第二,你们的婚姻发生了重大的事情导致双方难以维持婚姻,这种情况将由法官来判定。

还有哪些情况单方面离婚是被允许的?

  • 第一,对方的行为过于恶劣,以至于申请者无法继续跟他做夫妻。打个比喻,家暴。
  • 第二,对方出轨。你需要证据证明你的配偶出轨,例如,你有他和小三的照片,影片,或者是WhatsApp messages.
  • 第三,夫妻二人已经分居了两年或以上。就算你和你的配偶住在同一间屋子,可是分房睡,在法律上也算是分居。
  • 第四,被对方抛弃超过两年。如果你的配偶抛弃了你,你尝试联络他,他却对你避而不见,只要超过两年,你也可以单方面申请离婚。

双方面离婚 (Joint Petition)

  • 只要双方面都同意离婚,他们都不需要指明离婚的原因。
  • 双方只需要在这4方面做出妥善的安排就可以了

  1. 赡养
  2. 财产的分
  3. 孩子的抚养权和探视权
  4.  师费将会由谁来负

  • 当时所有细节都谈妥后,就可以找律师办理离婚手续,签离婚协议书。
  • 过后法庭便会安排一个时间让双方一起出席法庭的聆讯。
  • 出席聆讯后, 就能得到法庭判决 (离婚协议书)。
  • 得到判决后,并不代表你们已经正式离婚了。
  • 你们需要等三个月,就可以到Putrajaya JPN 更新婚姻状态,双方也就正式离婚。
  • 当然,如果在这三个月内双方不想离婚了,申请者是可以撤销离婚协议书的。
  • 整体来说,双方面离婚会比较简单直接,大概会在3到6个月就能完成这个程序。

孩子的抚养权 (Custody of Child)

  1. 双方面离婚

  • 父母可以自己决定孩子的抚养权归谁。只要能确保爸爸妈妈都有探望孩子的权利,法庭是不会过问孩子的抚养权到底归谁。

  1. 单方面离婚

  • 孩子的抚养权将会交由法庭来宣判。
  • 法庭会依据2点来考虑应该把孩子的抚养权交给爸爸,或妈妈。
  • 孩子的岁数
  • 父母的行为

孩子的岁数

  • 孩子如果是小过七岁,法庭通常会把孩子的抚养权判给妈妈。
  • 不过,如果妈妈是有精神问题还是暴力倾向,那么法庭是不会把小孩判给妈妈。

父母的行为

  • 如果法庭得知父母其中一方的行为不检点,会为孩子带来不良的示范,那么法庭就不会将孩子的抚养权交给那一方。

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马来西亚离婚手续视频

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