Divorce Isn’t Such A Tragedy. A Tragedy Is Staying In An Unhappy Marriage

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Tam Yuen Hung & Co. is a boutique divorce and family law firm in Malaysia (A law firm registered with the Malaysian Bar with the registration number 000020005128).

Our law firm is specialized in divorce and family law in Malaysia since 2017.

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Divorce In A Nutshell

What You Need To Know About Getting A Divorce In Malaysia

  • You need to be married for more than 2 years before you are allowed to file for divorce in Malaysia. To divorce within 2 years from date of your marriage, you will need to show hardship / special circumstances before you are allowed to divorce.
  • Mutual divorce (commonly known as joint petition for divorce) is much faster and less complicated than non-mutual divorce (commonly known as single petition for divorce).
  • Both parties must attend the court hearing for mutual divorce. If either party cannot attend the court hearing for mutual divorce, you must give good and valid reason to be exempted. The High Court will have discretion to allow the exemption or not.
  • Cost for mutual divorce is much cheaper compared to non-mutual divorce.
  • Mutual divorce will take around 3-4 months before completion. On the other hand, non-mutual divorce will take 6-9 months usually.
  • For non-mutual divorce (single petition), you will need to prove your ground for divorce. For mutual divorce (joint petition), there is no need to prove anything as long as both parties agree to divorce in Malaysia.
  • For a non-mutual divorce (single petition), you are required under the law to attend 3 sessions of marriage counselling with Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) and the marriage tribunal of the JPN must be satisfied that both of you cannot be reconciled before issuing a certificate to prove the same in order for you to start a single petition divorce in Malaysia.
  • There is no such thing as “automatic divorce” after 2 years of separation / living separately. You will still need to apply for a divorce and you can use the 2 years of separation as a ground for divorce in Malaysia.
  • You can only remarry after the divorce is registered with JPN (by submitting your divorce certificate to the JPN).

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Tam Yuen Hung & Co.


HQ Office: C-65-1, Jalan C180/1, Dataran C180, 43200 Cheras, Selangor 

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Cheras Branch Office: 21, Jalan Puteri 9/1, Bandar Mahkota Cheras, 43200 Cheras, Selangor 

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Klang Branch Office: 38-1, Lorong Batu Nilam 3c, Bandar Bukit Tinggi 1, 41200 Klang, Selangor 
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