DAMPAK PERUBAHAN BATAS USIA PERKAWINAN DALAM UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 16 TAHUN 2019 TENTANG PERKAWINAN TERHADAP DISPENSASI KAWIN (STUDI KASUS DI PENGADILAN AGAMA BANJARNEGARA)

The minimum marriage age limit for women has been amended in Law Number 16 of 2019 to 19 years old with the purpose of reducing the number of child marriages, However, the implementation of said regulations in Banjarnegara Religious Court has an impact on the high number of applications for marriage dispensation. The author is interested in researching the impact of changes in the marriage age limit in Law No. 16 of 2019 on marriage dispensation in Banjarnegara Religious Court with the aim of knowing the causes of the high number of marriage dispensations in Banjarnegara Religious Court and solutions to overcome them. This study employed a normative legal method. The results revealed that the high number of marriage dispensations in Banjarnegara Religious Court was caused by various aspects, including religious, family, economic, educational, environmental, and legal aspects. The proposed solutions are improving religious knowledge for teenagers, providing good family environment for teenagers, overcoming poverty, improving the quality of education, creating good community environment for teenagers, and fix legal arrangements related to marriage dispensation.