Permasalahan Tuntutan Harta Sepencarian Dalam Pembahagian Harta Pusaka

The Issues of Jointly Acquired Property Claims in the Division of Estate

Abstract

Islamic Family Law of all states in Malaysia has recognized jointly acquired property claims. Jointly acquired property can only be claimed by the couple, whether husband or wife. Jointly acquired property can be claimed in three circumstances, namely by reason of divorce, polygamy or death. Although there are legal provisions, there is still a lot of confusion about the claim process after death. Especially from the aspect of the type of property that can be claimed as a jointly acquired property, the method of proving the level of contribution by a person to the acquisition of property, who is eligible to make a claim, the rate of share of property that can be claimed, the method of division of property, claim procedure and so on. This paper will only discuss the issues and problems encountered in the process of claiming jointly acquired property by a spouse before the claim of division of estate is made.

Asbtrak

Undang-undang Keluarga Islam semua negeri di Malaysia telah mengiktiraf tuntutan harta sepencarian. Harta sepencarian hanya boleh dituntut oleh pasangan sahaja, sama ada suami ataupun isteri. Harta sepencarian boleh dituntut dalam tiga keadaan, iaitu dengan sebab berlakunya perceraian, poligami atau kematian. Walaupun peruntukan undang-undang telah ada, tetapi masih terdapat banyak kekeliruan terhadap proses tuntutan selepas kematian. Terutama dari aspek jenis harta yang boleh dituntut sebagai harta sepencarian, kaedah pembuktian tahap sumbangan oleh seseorang terhadap pemerolehan harta, siapa yang layak membuat tuntutan, kadar bahagian harta yang boleh dituntut, cara pembahagian harta, prosedur tuntutan dan sebagainya. Kertaskerja ini hanya akan membincangkan mengenai isu-isu dan masalah-masalah yang dihadapi dalam proses tuntutan harta sepencarian oleh seorang pasangan sebelum tuntutan pembahagian harta pusaka dibuat