The Role of Parents in Reduce Early Marriage and Divorce in Bodas Village, Kandangserang District

Abstract

Early marriage is a marriage that is carried out by a prospective groom or a woman, one or both of whom are underage. The age limit for marriage is determined by Law Number 1 of 1974 (Marriage Law) Article 7 paragraph 1, which explains that men are allowed to marry if they have reached 19 years of age and women are 16 years old. Which is changed in Law Number 16 of 2019, it is stated in Article 6 that the bride and groom can marry if they are 19 years old. Along with the times, globalization has changed all existing arrangements, including in the health sector. It turns out that health can also be an aspect that must be considered when getting married, namely regarding the reproduction of women who only mature when they are 21 years old, if they are less than 21 years old there are lots of risks that must be borne. This is what made the Chairman of the National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN) file a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court to revise the Marriage Law which is no longer relevant if used today. Lack of parental attention and love that they should get but they have to share it with their children. Various problems arise that the children themselves do not understand what to do and eventually divorce and are hostile to each other. From here, parents should give more love and guide their children until they are ready to become a mother or father who can guide their children in the future.