Jurisprudential Perspectives On Divorce Petitions Based On Childlesness: An Anaysis of Judicial Reasoning
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https://doi.org/10.33474/an-natiq.v5i2.24671Keywords:
Divorce Lawsuit, Childlessness, Judge's Considerations, Jurisprudence, Marriage LawAbstract
Marriage is a physical and spiritual bond between a man and a woman with the aim of forming a happy, eternal, and prosperous family based on the One Almighty God. One of the important goals of marriage is to have children as the successor to the family. However, in reality, not all married couples are blessed with children. The condition of not having children often causes psychological, social, and spiritual stress that leads to household disharmony. In such situations, it is not uncommon for wives to file for divorce (divorce lawsuit) on the grounds of inability to have children. This phenomenon raises legal issues because the reason is not explicitly regulated in legislation as a valid basis for divorce. This study uses a normative legal research method (normative juridical) by combining the legislative approach, conceptual approach, and case approach (jurisprudential). Research data was obtained through a literature study that includes primary legal materials in the form of laws and court decisions, secondary legal materials in the form of literature and expert opinions, and tertiary legal materials as supporting analysis. All legal materials are analyzed qualitatively descriptively, by interpreting the legal substance and the judge's considerations in deciding divorce cases due to not having children. The results of the study indicate that although childlessness is not explicitly stated in the legislation as a reason for divorce, judges in practice can interpret this condition as a form of continuous dispute and quarrel as regulated in Article 19 letter (f) of Government Regulation Number 9 of 1975 and Article 116 letter (f) of the Compilation of Islamic Law. The judge's considerations generally focus on aspects of household harmony, the implementation of the rights and obligations of husband and wife, and a sense of justice for the party who feels disadvantaged. Therefore, the results of this study confirm that jurisprudence has an important role in filling the legal vacuum and providing direction for the application of marriage law in Indonesia, especially in cases of divorce lawsuits due to childlessness.
Keywords: Divorce Lawsuit, Childlessness, Judge's Considerations, Jurisprudence, Marriage Law
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