{"id":4960,"date":"2023-12-06T10:41:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T02:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/?p=4960"},"modified":"2024-09-09T09:11:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T01:11:32","slug":"family-law-annulment-of-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/family-law-annulment-of-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"FAMILY LAW – ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Understanding Annulment of Marriage in Malaysian Law<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Overview of Annulment of Marriage in Malaysia:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The annulment of marriage in Malaysia is regulated under the Law Reform (Marriage & Divorce) Act 1976<\/strong>. A distinction is made between a void marriage, which is deemed invalid from the time of solemnisation, and a voidable marriage, which remains valid from solemnisation until annulled by the court. The High Court has jurisdiction over granting a decree of nullity for both void and voidable marriages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Under s.70 of the Law Reform (Marriage & Divorce) Act 1976 (\u201cthe Act\u201d)<\/strong>, the grounds for a voidable marriage include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Non-consummation due to incapacity of either party (s.70(a));<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Non-consummation due to wilful refusal of the respondent (s.70(b));<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Invalid consent due to duress, mistake, unsoundness of mind, or other factors (s.70(c));<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Mental disorder of a party rendering them unfit for marriage (s.70(d));<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Respondent suffering from communicable venereal disease at marriage time (s.70(e));<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Respondent being pregnant by someone other than the petitioner at marriage time (s.70(f)).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Key Issues and Interpretations:<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • A petition for nullity under Section 70 must be specific and precise.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Evidence Consideration for ‘Incapacity to Consummate’ (s.70(a))<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The crux of s.70(a) is the presence of psychological or sexual aversion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Annulment cannot be based solely on mutual agreement to not consummate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Defining \u201cWilful Refusal to Consummate\u201d (s.70(b))<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • \u2018Wilful refusal\u2019 is legally interpreted as a resolute decision made without justified reasons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • A petition for nullity on this ground must solely involve the respondent\u2019s willful refusal, not a mutual disinterest in consummation or the marriage itself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Case Reference: Re Kirthiga Suthan a\/l Kathiravellu & Anor [2023] 12 MLJ<\/strong>
        This recent ruling highlights and clarifies the application of Section 70 of the Act, offering valuable insight into the nuances of marriage annulment under Malaysian law<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        The annulment of marriage in Malaysia is regulated under the Law Reform (Marriage & Divorce) Act 1976. A distinction is made between a void marriage, which is deemed invalid from the time of solemnisation, and a voidable marriage, which remains valid from solemnisation until annulled by the court.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1577],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4960"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4960"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4963,"href":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4960\/revisions\/4963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}