Legal Protection of Underage Marriage in the Traditional Village of Baluk, Jembrana

Underage marriage in Baluk Traditional Village still occurs due to social pressure, causing school dropouts, domestic violence, and health problems and the absence of a marriage certificate has an impact on legal issues. So that the formulation of the problem is how is the existence of marriage for couples who are not yet 18 years old and how is legal protection for couples who do not have a marriage certificate to divorce. The purpose of the study is to analyze the existence of marriage for couples who have not reached the age of 18 and legal protection for couples who do not have a marriage certificate to divorce. Using Empirical Law method with Legislation, Conceptual, and Customary Law approaches. The results of the study show that underage marriages still occur in Baluk Traditional Village until 2023 from the factors of marriage accident, cohabitation and the emergence of maturity factors in children. Divorce without a marriage certificate cannot be done, this can be seen from the official report from the traditional village. Based on Supreme Court Circular Letter No. 3/2018.