ENACTMENT NO. 12 OF 2002 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (STATE OF MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002
PART VII- GUARDIANSHIP Guardianship of Person and Property
Section 92. Appointment of mother as testamentary guardian.
A mother who is a Muslim may be validly appointed executrix of the father, and in that case she may exercise the powers as a testamentary guardian, or in the absence of a legal guardian, she may be appointed legal guardian by the Court, but in the absence of such appointment she shall not deal with the minor’s property.