Famous Couple Fights Over Divorce Court Jurisdiction in Malaysia or UK

by admin on April 24, 2014

The divorce between a former beauty queen and her estranged tycoon husband has been delayed further following a Court of Appeal ruling about whether the case should be heard in England or Malaysia reports The Malaysian Insider.

The husband is a Malaysian citizen and the bulk of his property is in Malaysia, however the wife stands to be better off financially if the divorce proceeds under English law as she would be entitled to half of his assets.

Chaninat & Leeds divorce attorneys  provide expert advice regarding international divorce and jurisdictional issues

Divorce proceedings have been issued in courts in Malaysia and England already. A new High Court judge will rehear the issues of jurisdiction and domicile in a trial and decide which jurisdiction the divorce will proceed through.

Read the full story here.

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