ENACTMENT NO. 2 OF 1985 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW (STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 1985
PART VI – MAINTENANCE OF WIFE, CHILDREN AND OTHERS
Section 61. Assessment of maintenance.
In determining the amount of any maintenance to be paid, the Court shall base its assessment primarily on the means and needs of the parties, regardless of the proportion the maintenance bears to the income of the person against whom the order is made.