MISS ONUMA SATTATAM v SOON PENG HWA

ta-24f-3-07-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 17 November 2025 • TA-24F-3-07/2025

Catchwords

Family law — Custody — Interim custody, care and control — Child of tender years — Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 s 88(3) — Rebuttable presumption in favour of mother for child below seven — Whether presumption rebutted — Whether father’s allegations of mother’s lifestyle sufficient — Welfare of child paramount — Access and maintenance — Removal of child from jurisdiction — Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, ss 88(3) & 93 — Divorce and Matrimonial Proceedings Rules 1980, r.76 — Rules of Court 2012, O.1A, O.7 & O.92 r.4

Practice Areas

Family Law Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Yusrin Faidz bin Yusoff Delivered

Parties (2)

Miss Onuma Sattatam Applicant Soon Peng Hwa Respondent

Judgment

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