MEDIATION IN MARITAL DISPUTES (DIVORCE) (Case Study on the Couple Mr. AM and Mrs. SF)

Abstract

In a marriage, the purpose is not only as a medium of worship but also to create a generation. So marriage is often a solution to have children with a process and a halal path in religion to have children. However, if not or have not been blessed with children, a husband and wife should be patient. While a different case with the couple AM and SF who have been married for decades but have not been blessed with children, so in the middle of their marriage they decided to divorce. This study uses an empirical approach or field study, where this study tries to analyze the legal facts in the case of AM and SF which are actually contrary to the spirit and teachings of religion both theoretical and principle. So the researcher wants to reveal what indicators and variables cause the contradiction between theory and practice. Where in the end they actually divorced and then reconciled through mediation, it means that mediation has a central role in resolving marital disputes in a non-litigation manner.