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List all info on kids' birth certs, unwed mums advised
2010/07/03

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KUALA LUMPUR: Unwed parents should list their particulars on their child's birth certificate to avoid problems in the future.

National Registration Department (NRD) public relations officer Jainisah Mohd Noor said a child born to a non-Malaysian mother and a Malaysian father might have trouble obtaining a MyKad later if the father was not listed on the birth certificate.

"Children born in Malaysia will have a Malaysian birth certificate but they do not automatically gain citizenship as a result," said Jainisah.


She said although babies born out of wedlock were usually registered without the father's particulars, it was possible to list the father as "the person who acknowledged himself to be the father of the child" under Section 13 of the Registration Act 1997.

"Unless the mother is unable or unwilling to name the father, it is better to list all available information," she said.

Between 2000 and 2008, some 247,000 births have been registered without one parent named, translating to an average of 84 babies born out of wedlock daily, according to NRD statistics.


These included babies whose fathers had not been named in the birth certificate as well as those who were considered illegitimate under the Registration Act.

Under the act, there are two instances where a father's name will not be listed on the birth certificate.

The first is if the child is born to parents who are not legally married. For Muslims, this includes children born within six months (according to the Muslim calendar) from the date of the "akad nikah" or marriage ceremony.


The second instance applies when the parents are unable to present a valid marriage certificate. But the father's particulars may be registered later after obtaining a marriage endorsement from the Religious Department.

Jainisah added that issues such as inheritance and marriage, especially for Muslims, could be complicated for children whose birth certificates had missing information regarding their parentage.

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