January To March 2023, There Was A Spike In Divorce Cases In Ambon

Ambon Class 1A Religious Court Building. (DOC. ANTARA)

AMBON- During the first quarter of 2023, the Ambon City Class 1A Religious Court, Maluku Province recorded 165 divorce cases, an increase compared to the same period in 2022.

"When compared to the same period the previous year, the divorce rate in the first quarter of 2023 increased by 51 cases," said Deputy Registrar of Law at the Class 1A Religious Court Ambon Rusna Styastuti in Ambon, Saturday.

He said that the Ambon City Class 1A Religious Court during the first quarter of 2022 recorded 114 divorce cases.

The number of divorce cases handled by the Ambon City Class 1A Religious Court throughout 2022, according to him, a total of 343 cases.

In cases handled by religious courts during the first quarter of 2023, he said, the cause of divorce was mostly constant disputes and quarrels (94 cases) and one of the parties left (25 cases).

Other divorce cases handled by religious courts during that period, according to him, were triggered by madat and drunken habits and domestic violence.

"This also happened because of many other factors, ranging from economic factors to the presence of other ideal men and other ideal women," he said.

According to him, the age of the marriage of the couple who applied for divorce to the religious court was varied.

"There are various kinds. Some have only been married for several years and have filed for divorce, some have been married for a long time to file for divorce," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, May 13.

According to him, religious courts facilitate couples who file divorce claims to undergo mediation.

"Before it was decided to divorce, of course there were mediation steps taken," he said.

He said that divorce occurs if husband and wife are no longer committed to solving problems properly.

"Actually, that's the main point in marriage. Commitment to solving problems properly," he concluded.