<![CDATA[This study analyzes the judge's decision on the Decision of the Panyabungan Religious Court Number 306/Pdt.G/2018/PA. PYB who gives custody of children (hadhanah) to the father after divorce. In general, such a ruling is considered a departure from the conventional practice where custody of minors usually falls to the mother. Using a normative legal research approach, this study aims to uncover the legal basis and judges' considerations (ratio decidendi) in making these decisions. Secondary data, consisting of court rulings as primary legal material and related legal literature as secondary legal material, were collected through documentation studies and analyzed descriptively-analytically. The results of the study showed that the judge's decision was based on the principle of child's best interest, which was evidenced by factual evidence at the trial regarding the eligibility of the father as a caregiver, regardless of the child's age. This study makes an important contribution in understanding the flexibility and progressiveness of legal interpretation by judges in order to prioritize the welfare of children in the context of divorce decisions.]]>
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