PETALING JAYA: Johor has the highest number of divorce cases involving underage non-Muslim couples, with six of the 18 cases nationwide since 2016, says the Home Ministry.
During the same period, Sarawak recorded five divorces , it said at the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday .“The National Registration Department is only responsible for registering marriage and divorce for non-Muslim couples in line with the Law Reform 1976 Act.
“The NRD updates a marriage record through a divorce decree or an annulment of marriage issued by the High Court for non-Muslim couples. “Meanwhile the marriage and divorce of Muslim couples is the responsibility of the respective state’s Islamic departments, ” said the Home Ministry in a written reply dated Aug 5.
This was in response to a question by Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman , who asked about the number of divorces involving underage couples according to states.
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