6 Aug 2025
NIRMALA A/P RAMASAMY Baramaguru A/l Mariappen
- Citation
- N-02(W)-78-01/2024 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- W
- Case number
- N-02(W)-78-01/2024 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
The Court of Appeal held that the High Court erred by applying outdated emphasis on 'joint effort' and by failing to give adequate weight to AW's non‑monetary homemaking contributions under the amended s76 LRA, and by accepting RH's limited salary evidence despite lifestyle and extensive property holdings suggesting understatement; therefore AW is entitled to 30% of the 15 contested matrimonial real estate assets, the gratuitous transfers to RH's mother constituted unlawful dissipation and must be returned for sale/division or buyout, and maintenance for children and AW must be increased to r…