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Malaysia's Court of Appeal has broadened the legal definition of child abandonment to encompass cases where parents deliberately transfer custody to intermediaries, not merely physical exposure in public spaces.
A Shanghai court has ruled that publicly sharing family conflicts in school chat groups constitutes domestic violence, issuing a protection order against a father who repeatedly posted derogatory messages about his estranged wife.
Indonesian mixed-marriage advocates are pushing back against the government's plan to grant dual citizenship only to adults with state-needed expertise, arguing that children of mixed marriages have stronger legal claims and should take priority.
A High Court has determined that a Pahang-born woman does not qualify as a Malaysian citizen by operation of law, finding she inherited her Indonesian mother's citizenship due to lack of evidence of parental marriage.
Nearly 49% of Singapore civil divorces cite unreasonable behaviour as the reason, making it the dominant ground. Adultery accounts for under 1%, reflecting legal differences rather than marital patterns.