Family Law and Religious Law Dealing with Marriage and Divorce in Indonesia

The Marriage Act 1974 is the main act for regulating marriage for persons of all religions in Indonesia. However, there was a need to issue a special Islamic legislation for judges in Religious Court. The main reason for the passage of the Compilation (Kompilasi Hukum Islam/KHI) through an Instruksi Presiden [Presidential Instruction] No1/1991. was to provide guidance for judges after the Religious Court had been acknowledged legally by the government through the Religious Act No 7 of 1989 and the Judicial Act No 14 of 1970. The Compilation of Islamic Law is the official legal document for judges in religious courts across Indonesia and an official legal guide in matters of marriage, inheritance and religious donation regulation