an abandoned child by assigning them a ‘good name’ immediately or after the child is born (Azizah Mohd, 2011). Figure 6: A sample birth certificate for an abandoned child with missing information The laws on abandoned children’s right to family relations differ for nonMuslim and Muslim children (Azizah Mohd, 2011). The protection of rights of non-Muslim abandoned children to family relations is manifested through adoption or fostering. Adoptions are governed by the Adoption Act 1952 which provides that once a child is adopted, it will confer the status of a biological child to the adopted child. However, this Act only applies to non-Muslim children because the principle of adoption contravenes 75