Father's responsibility and child support : a review of evidences from Shariah Courts in Malaysia
Islamic law emphasizes that fathers should play their duties and obligations toward their children within the family system regardless during marriage or after divorce. The ideal fathers in Islam should value the needs of children as well as adults, give children a balance of boundaries and love...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31811/1/31811.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31811/ |
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| Summary: | Islamic law emphasizes that fathers should play their duties and obligations toward their children
within the family system regardless during marriage or after divorce. The ideal fathers in Islam
should value the needs of children as well as adults, give children a balance of boundaries and
love and are involved in calculating character of reverence to Allah. As the child grows, the
physical needs such as shelter, food, drink and extendable to medication and education for
upbringing of the child. By using the theory of maqasid al shariah, this paper attempts to
examine the relationship between father’s responsibility and payment of child support in
Malaysia. Content analysis from the Shariah Courts cases, are given emphasis in analyzing the
implementation of Islamic Family Law relating to child support and its consequences on children’s
wellbeing. It is anticipated that failure of receiving good treatment and financial support from
father in the event of divorce affects the national agenda of sustaining future generations. The
current trends also posit some challenges in ensuring the smooth implementation of social policy
and law in Malaysia. |
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