Islamic Studies and Law
Vol. 1 No. 4 (2026)

The Enforcement Gap in Post-Divorce Maintenance: Legal Protection under Indonesian Islamic Family Law

Diah Azhara Siregar (Universitas Islam Negeri Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary Padangsidimpuan)
Zulfan Efendi Hasibuan (Universitas Islam Negeri Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary Padangsidimpuan)
Darania Anisa (Universitas Islam Negeri Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary Padangsidimpuan)



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Publish Date
23 Oct 2026

Abstract

The enforcement of post-divorce maintenance should be assessed not only through rights awarded in a court judgment but also through actual compliance. This case study examines the maintenance obligations reported in Decision No. 64/Pdt.G/2025/PA.Pspk and their relationship with Indonesia’s Compilation of Islamic Law. Using a normative–empirical legal approach, the analysis draws on legal provisions, the judgment summary, and interview accounts contained in the original research manuscript. The source manuscript reports an award of IDR 20 million in arrears, a five-gram gold ring, and IDR 1 million in monthly child support, while the reported accounts indicate noncompliance. The analysis distinguishes court-ordered obligations from broader statutory entitlements, and discusses the relevance of communication breakdown, the assumption that the mother’s income supplants the father’s duty, and limited perceived consequences of nonpayment. It argues that meaningful legal protection requires practical enforcement and accessible remedies. The findings remain subject to verification of the certified judgment and complete fieldwork records.

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Islamic Studies and Law is dedicated to the advancement of scholarly research across Islamic studies and legal disciplines through theoretical, historical, and empirical perspectives. Utilizing multidisciplinary and comparative approaches, the journal aims to enrich Islamic intellectual scholarship ...