Family Support Division in Helping Children after Divorce: Extent of Effectiveness, Challenges and Comparison with the Practice of Developed Countries
(Badan Sokongan Keluarga Membantu Anak Selepas Perceraian: Keberkesanan, Cabaran dan Perbandingan dengan Amalan Negara Maju)
Abstract
The issue of maintenance and the enforcement of Maintenance Orders issued by the syariah courts have often been the subject of complaint, especially among women after divorce. Arguably,Family Law does have detailed provisions regarding maintenance,however there are still significant shortcomings in the enforcement of the maintenance orders, especially when the former husband or father who has been instructed to pay maintenance fails to cooperate or is negligent. This paper aims to review the effectiveness of the Family Support Division in performing its functions and highlight the difficulties encountered in the effort to resolve problems relating to enforcement of the orders, particularly for maintenance of children after divorce. In addition, this paper also touches upon the practice in dealing with this issue by some developed countries as a means of comparison to improve the performance of the Family Support Division.
Keywords: child maintenance,syariah courts, Family Support Division, enforcement, developed countries
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Bruce Smyth (2004). Child Support Policy in Australia: Back to Basis. Family Matters, 67, 42.
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Kate Funder (1994). Child Support: A Step Towards Changing Parenting after Separation. Family Matters, 37 (April 1994), 2.
Lisa Young (2005). Reforming Child Support Laws: Breaking the Cycle. AltLJ, 30(1), 29.
Mavis Maclean (1994). Child Support in the UK: Making the Move from Court to Agency. Hous. L. Rev., 31,520.
Mohd. Naim Mokhtar (2009, 14 Disember). Seksyen Penguatkuasaan dan Pelaksanaan Perintah (SPPP) dan Peranan BSK sebagai Peguam Syarii dan Bailif. Kertas kerja dalam Bengkel Penambahbaikan Manual Prosedur Kerja (MPK) dan Fail Meja Bahagian Sokongan Keluarga, Hotel Grand Continental, Kuala Lumpur.
Nora Abdul Hak, Roslina Che Soh dan Noraini Md. Hashim (2010, 20 - 22 Mei). Right of a Child to Maintenance: Harmonising the Laws in Malaysia. Kertas kerja dalam the ASLI Conference, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia.
Norasyikin Hamzah (2006). A Socio Legal Perspective on the Impact of Divorce on Children's Welfare: A Pilot Study on Children Living with Single Mothers in Selected Rural Areas in Selangor. Tesis MCL, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia.
Nurhidayah Hashim dan Tim Lindsey (2016). The Best Interest of the Child: An Analysis of Judicial Approaches in Assessing Child Maintenance Applications in Shariah Courts. Journal of Contemporary Islamic Studies, 2(1), 40.
Rae Kaspiew et al. (2009). Evaluation of 2006 Family Law Reforms (p. 1). Australia: Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Scott Altman (2013). A Theory of Child Support. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 17(2), 173.
Secretariat to the Ministerial Taskforce on Child Support (2005). A Comparison of Child Support Schemes in Selected Countries. Australia: Secretariat to the Ministerial Taskforce on Child Support.
Zaleha Kamaruddin, Mohd. Sahari Nordin dan Azizah Mohd. Kajian Perlaksanaan dan Penguatkuasaan Perintah Nafkah di Mahkamah Syariah Seluruh Malaysia 2001 - 2005 (Lampiran 4, p. 189).
Published
2017-07-01
How to Cite
CHE SOH, Roslina; MUHAMMAD HASHIM, Nurhidayah; MOKHTAR, Mohd. Na'im.
Family Support Division in Helping Children after Divorce: Extent of Effectiveness, Challenges and Comparison with the Practice of Developed Countries.
Kanun: Jurnal Undang-undang Malaysia, [S.l.], v. 29, n. 2, p. 280-309, july 2017.
ISSN 2682-8057.
Available at: <https://jurnal.dbp.my/index.php/Kanun/article/view/1110>. Date accessed: 26 apr. 2024.
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