When it comes to establishing a marriage between two persons, there are things that we should be looking into as follows:-

• Validity of marriage: Legal challenges concerning the validity of marriages due to issues like bigamy, lack of consent, or non-compliance with religious or legal requirements.

• Nullity of marriage: Seeking legal declaration that a marriage is void ab initio (from the beginning) due to specific grounds like unlawful relationships or mental incapacity.

• Divorce: Initiating divorce proceedings based on various grounds like adultery, desertion, irretrievable breakdown, or apostasy (for Muslim marriages). This involves legal procedures, division of marital assets, and potential alimony claims.

• Child custody and access: Determining the primary caretaker of children after divorce or separation, as well as arrangements for visitation and access by the non-custodial parent.

• Child support and maintenance: Legal claims for financial support for children from either parent, addressing their needs and living expenses.

In Malaysia, parents have ways to have children of their own, either by the natural birth or adoption, and while doing so, parents have duties of care to ensure that they take a good care of the children's wellbeing as per what has been regulated and stated in the laws.

• Guardianship and adoption: Legal procedures for appointing guardians for children who have lost parents or are deemed in need of protection, or pursuing adoption to provide a stable family environment.

• Paternity disputes: Legal challenges to establish or disprove fatherhood for a child, with implications for child support obligations and parental rights.

• Domestic violence and child abuse: Protecting victims of domestic violence or child abuse through legal remedies like restraining orders, child protection measures, and potential criminal charges.

• Children's rights and advocacy: Ensuring children's rights are protected in legal proceedings, particularly their right to be heard, express their views, and have their best interests considered.

In the commencement of marriage, there would be involvement of properties and financial decision that would affect the household as a whole and it is very important for us to understand what matters that are governed under the laws when it comes to management of property and finance of marriage.

• Division of marital assets: Equitable division of property, bank accounts, and other assets accumulated during marriage upon divorce or separation.

• Pre-nuptial agreements: Establishing the rights and obligations of spouses regarding property and finances in anticipation of marriage.

• Maintenance and alimony: Claims for financial support from one spouse to the other after divorce or separation, based on their needs and financial circumstances.

• Inheritance and wills: Disputes arising from inheritance issues, challenges to wills, or questions regarding the administration of deceased estates.