This paper aims to compare child protection law between Indonesia�and Malaysia especially in terms of family law (marriage), child definition and�age limit, as well as other foundational principles. Content analysis method of�a variety of relevant references is used and a comparative approach to child protection law in Indonesia and Malaysia is taken. There are many similarities between child protection law in Malaysia and Indonesia, in which both systems�specify the state, family, and parents responsibilities towards children. Also�specified are handling of child�s position, guardianship, rearing, adoption,�religion, and abandonment. In addition, special protection such as maintenance,�recovery, custody, care, investigation, nursing, education, prevention of�economic exploitation, prevention of sexual abuse, prevention of child torture,�and disability treatment are also included. This paper concludes that in Malaysia�child protection law has been fully synthesised in Children Act of 2001 (Act�611), while in Indonesia child protection law is scattered in a number of laws�related to children including the Child Protection Law.