RAGAM DINAMIKA PENETAPAN DISPENSASI NIKAH DARI TAHUN 2019-2023 DI PENGADILAN AGAMA BEKASI

This study examines judicial considerations in granting marriage dispensation requests and investigates the underlying factors at the Bekasi Religious Court during 2019–2023. Employing a qualitative normative legal research method, the study relies on document analysis, utilizing secondary data sources such as regulations, legislation, court decisions, legal theories, and opinions from legal scholars. The research adopts a statutory and case approach, with primary data sourced from marriage dispensation rulings at the Bekasi Religious Court. Additionally, an empirical juridical approach is employed, integrating legal norms and practical considerations to analyze judicial reasoning in these cases. The findings indicate that the primary factors driving marriage dispensation requests are parental concerns and pregnancies out of wedlock. Judges' decisions are grounded in Article 7(2) and Article 8 of Law No. 1 of 1974, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2019 on Marriage, alongside Article 17 of Supreme Court Regulation (PERMA) No. 5 of 2019. These provisions aim to uphold the protection and best interests of children while balancing statutory regulations, unwritten legal values, and societal notions of justice. Additionally, the principle of Qaidah Fiqhiyyah, prioritizing the prevention of harm (mafsadat) over the pursuit of benefits, underpins judicial considerations in these cases