Early Marriage in Jogjakarta

Early marriage or marriage partner who was still under provisions in Yogyakarta tend to increase. It can be seen from the increasing application for exemption marriage case (DK) on Religion Court of Yogyakarta.

Application for a dispensation to marry (DK) proposed public / applicant as a condition for marriage, since the age of the prospective couple has not reached the minimum age for marriage, as under the Law. 1 / 1974 on Marriage Article 7 (1). Marriage is only permitted if the man has reached the age of 19 (nineteen) years and the woman reaches the age of 16 (sixteen) years. (2). In the case of deviation to paragraph (1) of this article can ask for dispensation with the court or other official, appointed by both parents parties party men and women. If demand increases DK, means there will be many young married couples. Can predict what kind of family circumstances that was built by these young couples. Increased Security in Yogyakarta case can be seen from cases handled by the PA in Yogyakarta in 2009 as many as 28 cases, 36 cases in 2010, while the increase for 2011 has been felt from the cases that go up to the date of February 8, 2011 at 13 cases, in 2010 up to the same date only 5 cases.

Furthermore, Drs. H. Ahmad Zuhdi, SH., M. Hum expect any integrated measures of the government, religious leaders and all the stakeholders in Yogyakarta to resolve the issue, including by reviewing our educational curriculum that is more concerned with spirituality and morality than the intellect. Parents must also consider the lives of her children because the younger generation to come will be threatened if the family which now formed a family with problems. “Flow of modernization and globalization have a big influence on people’s behavior,” he said.

In the daily news published Bernas Jogja Wage Thursday, February 10, 2011, the PA PR Yogyakarta is also talking about the divorce that is something that is not desired by every family. Therefore, keeping the institution of marriage becomes a key point in continuing the journey home. “Figures for the divorce is handled by the religious court of Yogyakarta during the year 2010 as many as 558 cases, more than 50% are caused by factors of disharmony, while 15 other variables have a small percentage, all comes down to the fragility of the moral basis,” he said.

Judge PA Yogyakarta is deeply concerned by that fact. The figures show the superficiality of faith is going on in many families in Yogyakarta. At the end of the news, on page 2 daily Bernas Jogja to that he said “Marriage is not just a civil registration process, but also contains elements of worship, unfortunately, many families place little faith factor in their household ark.”