ANALISIS DAMPAK DISPENSASI NIKAH TERHADAP TINGKAT PERKAWINAN ANAK USIA DINI DI PENGADILAN AGAMA SUMENEP

Abstract

Marriage dispensation is a concession or relief for someone who wants to get married, but has not yet reached the legal age requirement, namely 19 years of age. Sumenep Regency has a fairly high rate of early childhood marriage. Applications for dispensation of marriage at the Sumenep Religious Court are often submitted by couples who are underage. The main cause of early marriage in Sumenep Regency is caused by several factors, including; customary or traditional factors, economics, education, parents, promiscuity, even one's own will. This research uses a qualitative descriptive research type approach, where this research also includes field research, because the researcher goes directly to the field to obtain data and information from informants. This research uses empirical juridical methods, where the data is obtained directly from interviews, observations, and documentation from the field which is then linked to statutory regulations. Based on research findings, requests for marriage dispensation at the Sumenep Religious Court have increased since the enactment of Law Number 16 of 2019 concerning changes to the age limit for marriage. As a result of being allowed to apply for marriage dispensation, the rate of early child marriage in Sumenep Regency is increasing. Based on marriage dispensation data at the Sumenep Religious Court, from 2016-2021 applications for marriage dispensations have increased, but from 2022-2024 they have decreased.

Keyword: Impact, Marriage Dispensation, Religious Courts.