KUALA LUMPUR: Film director Syamsul Yusof and actress Puteri Sarah had reached an agreement to dissolve their marriage “amicably and peacefully”.
Following this, the Lower Syariah Court has fixed April 18 for the divorce pronouncement for the couple.
Syarie judge Akmaluddin Ilyas set the date after Puteri Sarah’s counsel Datuk Akberdin Abdul Kader told the court that the parties agreed to resolve their domestic problems amicably and a draft agreement had been prepared.
“But we need to examine the document first. We have discussed for the court to postpone the findings of the Reconciliation Committee (JKP) because, at a future date, the parties will record the settlement and proceed to dissolve the marriage between the defendant (Syamsul) and the plaintiff (Puteri Sarah),” he said during yesterday’s proceedings to submit the full report of the JKP of both parties.
On March 7, Akmaluddin ordered the couple to appoint their representative as a member of the JKP after finding that there was no unusual situation to proceed with the family arbitration process after Syamsul refused to divorce Puteri Sarah.
Puteri Sarah, whose real name is Puteri Sarah Liyana Megat Kamaruddin, 38, had filed for divorce on Jan 16 against Syamsul or Mohd Shamsul Md Yusof, 39, in good faith with the permission of the court under Section 47 of the Islamic Family Law Act (Federal Territories) 1984.
Mohd Shamsul’s counsel Azmi Mohd Rais confirmed the matter and requested the court to set another date to record the divorce, adding that both parties had agreed on the terms of the divorce agreement.
When met by reporters after the proceedings, Akberdin said the terms of the settlement would be announced on April 18.
“We will record what can be recorded in this court including hadanah (custody), child support, mutaah (consolatory gift), nusyuz (disobedience) and conjugal property. It covers related issues before and after the divorce,” he said, Bernama reported.
Separately, Puteri Sarah told reporters that the amicable solution was a ray of light for them and their children as she did not want them to be enemies.
“We have met and discussed and reached an agreement. All the terms and conditions have been agreed upon.
“Alhamdulilah, maybe due to the blessed Ramadan, we want to continue living calmly and do not want to be hostile and hold grudges in our hearts,” she said.
Mohd Shamsul, meanwhile, said the amicable solution was due to the prayers of his loved ones and his parents.
