The Firm Behind the Name

Tepak Sirih takes its name from the traditional lacquered box — offered as a gesture of hospitality, a signal that the host is prepared to receive a guest with patience. The name was chosen deliberately. Family law, in our view, ought to begin the same way: with an unhurried welcome and an honest willingness to hear whatever needs to be said.

The practice was established in Kuala Lumpur to serve families navigating civil law matters — custody, correspondence, settlement planning — with a small team that values depth of attention over volume of caseload. We do not operate at pace or pressure. We move with the family.

Our founding partners came together through shared experience in litigation and family mediation, and a common frustration with how legal services are often sold: as urgent, competitive, and opaque. We wanted to build something simpler. Clear fees. Plain language. A willingness to say, when it applies, that another path might serve you better than ours.

Today, Tepak Sirih works with individuals and families from across Peninsular Malaysia, primarily through the Kuala Lumpur civil courts. Our three core services — the Initial Family Letter, the Custody Application, and the Settled Family Legal Plan — are priced as fixed engagements so that clients know what they are entering before they begin.