The Judge’s Considerations in Refusing an Application for Marriage Dispensation in Respect of Very Urgent Reasons

The state’s indecisiveness in defining a very urgent reason clause on marriage dispensation application at the Religious Court opens opportunities for judges to have different views granting or rejecting case. essence of reasons regulated Law Number 16 2019 concerning Marriage should ideally be barometer judges’ considerations determine readiness children enter into marriage. This study aims reveal determination law Bukittinggi which are contradictory between one judge and another judge. research departs from normative legal based documents. approach used is statute side by with qualitative emphasizing analysis data obtained through documents form copies case Court. results this prove that judge’s powers request produce output determination. granted 26/Pdt.P/2023/PA.Bkt rejected 22/Pdt.P/2023/PA.Bkt. phenomenon shows basic depart various sources while still taking account juridical, philosophical sociological aspects values live society