Analysis of Judges' Considerations Regarding the Transfer of Child Custody Rights from Mother to Father Based on Law Number 1 of 1974 Concerning Marriage and the Compilation of Islamic Law (Case Study of Decision Number 227/Pdt.G/2024/Pa. Prob)

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Published Nov 12, 2026
https://doi.org/10.34012/jihp.v9i2.8534
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Odi Wijaya
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Lia Amalia
Universitas Buana Perjuangan Karawang
Muhamad Abas
Universitas Buana Perjuangan Karawang

Abstract

This research is motivated by the discrepancy between the normative application of Article 105 of the Compilation of Islamic Law, which prioritizes the mother as the party holding child custody, and prioritizing the principle of the best interests of the child in judicial practice. In reality, factual conditions are not always in line with these provisions, so judges are required to use judicial discretion contextually. This is reflected in Decision Number 227/Pdt.G/2024/PA.Prob, which transfers child custody from the mother to the father. The problems analyzed include the legal rules on child custody based on statutory provisions as well as the judge's considerations in Decision Number 227/Pdt.G/2024/PA.Prob and their alignment with the principle of the best interest of the child. The research methodology used is normative juridical with a statutory approach and a case approach. This study provides conclusions that show that judges do not apply the provisions of Article 105 of the Compilation of Islamic Law rigidly, but rather use judicial discretion based on trial facts. The transfer of custody to the father was based on evidence of the mother's negligence in fulfilling her parenting duties, failure to meet the child's basic needs, and the father's greater ability to provide care and protection. However, this study found weaknesses in the psychological evidence aspect because it did not involve independent experts such as child psychologists.

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Wijaya, O., Amalia, L., & Abas, M. (2026). Analysis of Judges’ Considerations Regarding the Transfer of Child Custody Rights from Mother to Father Based on Law Number 1 of 1974 Concerning Marriage and the Compilation of Islamic Law (Case Study of Decision Number 227/Pdt.G/2024/Pa. Prob). Ilmu Hukum Prima (IHP), 9(2). https://doi.org/10.34012/jihp.v9i2.8534

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