PERAN KANTOR URUSAN AGAMA KECAMATAN KOTO TANGAH KOTA PADANG DALAM MENCEGAH PERKAWINAN ANAK

Abstract

ABSTRACT Child marriage is a marriage that is prohibited in Article 10 Paragraph 1 of Law Number 12 of 2022 concerning Criminal Acts of Sexual Violence Problem Formulation: 1. What is the Role of the Head of the Koto Tangah District Religious Affairs Office in preventing child marriage? 2. What are the obstacles encountered by the Koto Tangah District Religious Affairs Office in Padang City in preventing child marriage? This type of research is sociological juridical. Data collection techniques were obtained through document studies and interviews. Data analysis techniques are qualitative. The results of the study are 1. The role of the Koto Tangah Padang City Religious Affairs Office as follows: a. services in the field of administration b. counseling and socialization of marriage laws c. services in the field of marriage and Sakinah families d. services in the field of registrars. 2. Obstacles found in preventing child marriage in Koto Tangah Padang City, in 2019 there were 1,508 marriages, of which 3 marriages were carried out by teenage girls with an age range of 16-19 years. In 2020 there were 1,403 marriages, including 5 young women married under the age of 20. In 2021 there were 1,396 marriages, including 3 young women married under the age of 20. In 2022 there were 1,321, including 7 young women who married at an early age in Koto Tangah, Padang City, and several obstacles in general: a. Education Factors, b. Economic Factors, c. Pregnant Factors Out of Wedlock.