<![CDATA[The regulation of marriage dispensation within the Indonesian legal system continues to present implementation challenges, particularly following the enactment of the Minister of Religious Affairs Regulation Number 30 of 2024 concerning Marriage Registration and Law Number 12 of 2022 on the Crime of Sexual Violence. Law Number 16 of 2019 and Supreme Court Regulation Number 5 of 2019 continue to provide legal grounds for granting marriage dispensations through court decisions, whereas Law Number 12 of 2022 prioritizes child protection by prohibiting forced marriage and practices related to child marriage. These differing regulatory orientations place the Office of Religious Affairs (Kantor Urusan Agama KUA) in a dilemma, as it is legally obligated to register marriages based on court-issued dispensation decisions while simultaneously supporting the national policy on child protection. This study aims to analyze the legal framework governing marriage dispensation, examine the normative disharmony between the Minister of Religious Affairs Regulation Number 30 of 2024 and Law Number 12 of 2022, and formulate a regulatory harmonization model capable of ensuring legal certainty for the KUA while strengthening child protection. This study employs a normative legal research method using statutory, conceptual, and legal synchronization approaches. The data were collected through library research and analyzed qualitatively by applying the principles of lex superior derogat legi inferiori, lex specialis derogat legi generali, and legal harmonization. The findings reveal that the issue does not arise from a direct conflict of legal norms but rather from differing policy orientations that create uncertainty in implementation. The KUA is only authorized to register marriages based on court-issued marriage dispensation decisions. Therefore, regulatory harmonization is required through legislative synchronization, standardized criteria for granting marriage dispensations, strengthened inter-agency coordination, and the optimization of the KUA's preventive role to ensure legal certainty and enhance child protection.]]>
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