STUDI TENTANG PENGARUH UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 16 TAHUN 2019 TERHADAP PERMOHONAN DISPENSASI PERKAWINAN DI PENGADILAN AGAMA KEBUMEN

The number of applications for dispensation for marriage has changed significantly after the revision of the marriage law. The revision of the marriage law related to the marriage age limit for women was raised from 16 years to 19 years. The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of the regulation of Law Number 16 of 2019 on applications for marriage dispensation at the Kebumen Religious Court. This research is an empirical legal research and normative juridical research. The research locations are the Kebumen Religious Court and the Kebumen District Office of Religious Affairs. Data collection techniques were carried out by means of literature studies and field studies carried out by interviews. The analytical method used is descriptive qualitative. The results of the research that the author did show that Law Number 16 of 2019 which changed the provisions regarding the age limit for holding marriages contained in Article 7 of Law Number 1 of 1974 turned out to have an effect on the number of marriage dispensation applications that were submitted to the Kebumen Religious Court. The implementation of Law Number 16 of 2019 is felt to be ineffective, there are still many couples who carry out underage marriages and apply for a marriage dispensation at the Kebumen Religious Court. Socialization to the public regarding the negative impact of underage marriages has been carried out, but due to a lack of public awareness, the regulation of Law Number 16 of 2019 has not run effectively.