The parties were married on 5 May 2012 and had one child, who was currently in the care of the plaintiff. On 26 January 2016, the parties had divorced, after which time they had agreed that their child would remain in the care of the plaintiff. In this instance, the plaintiff, in order to alleviate certain difficulties already encountered while trying to enrol the parties' child for school, had lodged an application to amend certain documents. These included the parties' child's family card (Kartu Keluarga) and national identity number (Nomor Induk Kependudukan).
Despite the defendant's absence, the court, pursuant to art 105(a) of the Compilation of Islamic Laws, acceded to the plaintiff's application on the grounds that the parties' child was still underage.