CHILD SUPPORT FULFILLMENT POST-DIVORCE: A Study on The Gap Between Islamic Family Law and Indonesian Positive Law in Tanjung Morawa, Deli Serdang
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This study examines the reality of fulfilling child support rights after divorce in Tanjung Morawa District, Deli Serdang, to highlight the wide gap between the idealism of Islamic Family Law (IHL) and Indonesian Positive Law and the reality on the ground. Using a combined normative-empirical legal research method, this study examines the implementation of law in society, supported by qualitative methods and a sociolegal approach to provide a holistic view of legal phenomena. The study found that despite a strong legal framework, the level of default (failure to pay) on child support is very significant (75% of cases are problematic). The main problem is no longer at the decision stage, but at the implementation and enforcement stages, hampered by economic factors (income fluctuations in the informal sector), procedural (complex and expensive court execution systems), and socio-psychological (bad faith fathers who use support as a bargaining chip). Mothers (ex-wives) tend to choose non-formal channels and bear a double economic burden. Therefore, this study concludes that although substantial legal protection is in place, the effectiveness and accountability of decisions are still very low, urging the need for reform of execution procedures and the establishment of stricter criminal sanctions to guarantee the future of children.
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