Ahead of a judgement for the 'bin Abdullah' case heard at the Federal Court, SIS in a statement today urged for parties to uphold a child's right to a name, identity and their family.
Under Syariah Law, a child born less than six months after the parents' marriage is considered illegitimate. "Over the years, SIS has received complaints about the rights of children born out of wedlock, and children conceived out of wedlock but born within a marriage. Instead, the Court of Appeal at the time held that it may be possible to ascribe the father’s name as the child’s surname if the father and mother so agree.
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