The parties were married on 8 March 2008 and had one child. The applicant submitted, however, that, since January 2013, the marriage had become quarrelsome. This was the result of:
Problems escalated in August 2013 causing the parties to separate. They had been living separately for approximately a year prior to this divorce proceeding.
Despite being summonsed formally, the respondent failed to attend court. Due to the ongoing conflict between the parties, pursuant to art 39 of Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage, art 19(f) of Government Regulation No. 9 of 1975, and art 116(f) of the Compilation of Islamic Laws, the court granted the applicant a revocable divorce (talak satu raj'i).