Questions people ask

No — consent makes it faster and cheaper (a joint petition), but after the JPN marriage tribunal stage you can petition on irretrievable breakdown without it. The route planner on this site maps both roads in two minutes.

Section 50 normally requires two years of marriage before a petition, with a narrow exceptional-hardship gateway. Inside two years we usually plan: a deed of separation now, protective steps if needed, petition when eligible.

Custody is authority over major decisions (school, religion, healthcare); care and control is who the child lives with; access is the other parent’s time. Courts often order joint custody with care and control to one parent — understanding the split resolves half of most disputes.

Under section 76, the court starts from equality for jointly acquired assets and adjusts for contributions (including homemaking), the children’s needs and debts. The house, EPF contributions during the marriage, savings and businesses are all in the conversation.

If you are in immediate danger call 999, or Talian Kasih 15999. Legally: an Emergency Protection Order can issue within hours through a welfare officer, an Interim Protection Order within days of a police report. Our protection page explains the sequence — and has a quick-exit button.

No. Muslim family matters go to the Mahkamah Syariah of your state. The routes (talaq, taklik, fasakh, khul’), the vocabulary (hadhanah, nafkah, mutaah, harta sepencarian) and the procedure differ — our syariah team is led by a dual-admitted Peguam Syarie partner.

Agreed divorce: from RM3,800 plus disbursements and SST. Contested: from RM15,000, staged. Everything else is on the fees page — published, not whispered. The estimator adds up your specific situation.

For a genuinely agreed joint petition, one firm can prepare it. The moment a real conflict of interest appears, we will say so and one of you needs independent advice — an agreement signed without it is fragile anyway.

Family proceedings are heard with far more privacy than most litigation, and nothing about your matter appears anywhere because of us — no testimonials, no case write-ups, no exceptions. Confidentiality is a duty, not a feature.

Yes, much of a family matter can run remotely: video consultations, documents by post and commissioner arrangements. Court attendance needs planning, and we will tell you exactly which dates matter.