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Court: Non-Muslim out-of-wedlock child entitled to father's wealth
Published:  Jan 19, 2023 6:44 AM
Updated: Jan 19, 2023 9:42 AM

The Federal Court yesterday made a landmark ruling that an illegitimate non-Muslim child is entitled to inherit a portion of her deceased father’s estate.

The ruling was delivered by a three-member bench led by judge Mary Lim to a 21-year-old woman, whose father passed away without a will.

As defined in the Distribution Act 1958...


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