MWKA Online Talk - Adopting Children in Malaysia | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12021-11-15T10:45:51+08:00PeatixMahWengKwai & Associates + MWKA TechnologiesMWKA Online Talk - Adopting Children in Malaysiatag:peatix.com,2020:event-16926642020-11-04T15:00:00MYT2020-11-04T15:00:00MYTWednesday, 4 November 2020 | 3:00pm - 3:45pm★SPEAKERS Jasmine Wong, Associate, Dispute Resolution Practice Group Eric Toh, Associate, Dispute Resolution Practice Group★ABOUT THIS TALKDid you know that there are two different ways to adopt a child in Malaysia? Court adoptions under the Adoption Act 1952 involve a formal court application and result in a court adoption order. However, this option is only available to non-Muslims. Both Muslims and non-Muslims can apply for a departmental adoption and obtain a certificate of adoption under the Registration of Adoptions Act 1952. Join us for this online talk in which our speakers will explain the process involved for adoptions under the Adoption Act 1952 and the Registration of Adoptions Act 1952.The talk will be delivered over video conference using Zoom.us. You can either view the talk from your web browser or download the Zoom app.★TALK POINTS
Overview of the Adoption Act 1952
Overview of the Registration of Adoptions Act 1952
The differences between court and departmental adoptions
What to consider and how to prepare for adoptions
★SPEAKERS Jasmine Wong graduated with a Second Class Honours (Division I) in Bachelor of Laws from Aberystwyth University, Wales in 2015 and completed her Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) in 2016. She gained her legal experience as a paralegal for a year before commencing her pupillage in MahWengKwai & Associates under the guidance of its Managing Partner, Raymond Mah. Jasmine was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in October 2017. Upon admission to the Malaysian Bar, she began her practice in MahWengKwai & Associates as an Associate in 2017. Jasmine continues her practice with MahWengKwai & Associates in the areas of general litigation particularly in medical negligence, citizenship, adoption, labour law, defamation and debt recovery.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Eric Toh graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the Australian National University, Australia in 2015 and completed his Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) in 2016. He commenced his pupillage in MahWengKwai & Associates under the guidance of Mr Raymond Mah and Mr Richard Wee.Eric was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in January 2018. Upon admission to the Malaysian Bar, he began his practice in MahWengKwai & Associates as an Associate in 2018.Eric continues his practice with MahWengKwai & Associates in the areas of general litigation particularly in family, citizenship, adoption, personal injury and debt recovery.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------★RSVP at https://zoom.us/meeting/register