Before the Lhokseumawe Shari'a Court (lower court), the appellant had sought retrospective maintenance payments from the respondent totalling IDR 240 million (48 months, at IDR 5 million per month). The Court in this instance found that, as the parties were already divorced, this was no longer the responsibility of the respondent. It did, however, order the respondent to pay the appellant IDR 3 million per month in child maintenance.