75% of Divorce Cases in Indonesia are Filed by Wives

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Cindy Mutia Annur 02/11/2023 18:02 WIB

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According to BPS data, approximately 75% of divorce cases in Indonesia in 2022 were initiated by wives filing for divorce from their husbands.

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According to a report by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), there were 516,334 divorce cases in Indonesia in 2022 that were finalized by the courts.

This figure only includes divorces among Muslim couples.

75.21%, or 388,358 cases, recorded by BPS were cerai gugat (divorce suits filed by the wife or her legal representative).

The remaining 24.79%, or 127,986 cases, were cerai talak (divorce suits filed by the husband or his legal representative).

The BPS report also shows an increasing trend in cerai gugat cases since the COVID-19 pandemic. Cerai talak cases also increased, although not as significantly.

The substantial increase in both cerai gugat and cerai talak cases resulted in a surge in divorces in Indonesia in 2022, reaching the highest number in the last six years.

According to Agus Suryo Suripto, Head of the Family Guidance Sub-Directorate at the Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag), divorce remains the most serious family problem in Indonesia.

Agus stated that currently, one in four Indonesian families ends up in religious courts, i.e., divorce. He also mentioned that many divorce cases are filed by financially stable women.

"Of the 93% of women who file for divorce, 73% are economically stable women," said Agus, as reported by Liputan6.com on Friday, October 6, 2023.

According to BPS, the causes of divorce in Indonesia throughout 2022 varied, ranging from disagreements, economic issues, desertion, to domestic violence (KDRT).

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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