KUALA LUMPUR: Following hours of heated debate, the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) (Amendment) Bill 2017 (LRA) was finally passed by Parliament at 12.45am on Thursday.
Among the amendments was Section 51, which allows either spouse in cases where one party has converted to Islam, to have the marriage dissolved in civil courts.
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