Estudiante Law Journal
VOL. 8 NO. 1 FEBRUARY 2026

Causes of Non-fulfillment of Article 1 of the Underage Marriage Law

Ferawati Lasimpala (Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Feb 2026

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find out and analyze the factors causing the non-fulfillment of Article 1 of the Marriage Law on underage marriages. Types of normative-empirical legal research. Normative-empirical legal research (applied law research) is research that uses normative-empirical legal case studies in the form of legal behavior products. The type of data used in this research is secondary data but does not rule out the possibility of conducting field research by examining primary data. The position of Article 1 of Law Number 1 Year 1974 Concerning Marriage in Batudaa District, namely, the purpose of marriage is an inner and outer bond between a man and a woman as husband and wife with the aim of forming an eternally happy family (household) based on Belief in Almighty God. It has not materialized properly due to household problems that ended in divorce, while household problems can be underlined as; 1, poor communication relations, 2, unfavorable rights and obligations of husband and wife, 3, interference from parents or in-laws.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

eslaw

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

Estudiante Law Journal is a peer reviewed journal published by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo. This journal is published three times every February, July and November of the same year. EsLaw aims to be a scientific and research journal for all legal observers and activists with a ...