Labour MP Josè Herrera has drafted a Private Member's Bill aimed at revising what he described as an "injustice" to married couples.

The law lays down that if a spouse fails to pay the children's maintenance as per court order, he can be imprisoned for a maximum of three months. On the other hand, if couples were unmarried but still failed to pay their children's maintenance fees they could not be punished, Dr Herrera explained.

"This is an anomaly that I think should be urgently addressed, more so when one considers that one-third of children are born out of wedlock," Dr Herrera said.

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