Marriage Services Research Articles

Nikah Subarang Ayie Kontestasi Nikah Formalistik di 50 Kota Sumatera Barat

Subarang Ayie marriage, marriages that are performed through marriage services that are not regulated by the state, or not through procedures that have been established by applicable laws and regulations, so that this marriage does not have official documents, as regulated by the state. Ayie's Subarang marriage still occurs due to practices carried out by actors who need and need each other, making it difficult to be eliminated. Marriage under the hand is still a rational and normative choice, especially among those who have problems in marriage. Therefore, Subarang Ayie's marriage still survives.

How citizens’ dissatisfaction with street-level bureaucrats’ exercise of discretion leads to the alternative supply of public services: the case of Israeli marriage registrars

Can street-level bureaucrats’ exercise of discretion lead to clients’ dissatisfaction with policy implementation? If so, under what conditions could such disaffection lead to the alternative supply of public services? Building on Albert Hirschman’s model of exit, voice, and loyalty, this article contributes to the literature by pointing to street-level bureaucrats’ exercise of discretion as influencing citizens’ dissatisfaction with policy implementation. We identify three main elements—personal, organizational, and environmental—influencing discretion informally, causing clients’ dissatisfaction. We also point to a combination of three conditions triggering the creation of an alternative supply of services: (1) citizens’ dissatisfaction with policy implementation; (2) street-level bureaucrats’ monopoly over policy implementation because only one supplier exists; and (3) clients’ perceptions of participation channels as blocked. Using a qualitative case study approach, we test our claims by analyzing the case of Israeli marriage registrars. We demonstrate how Israeli citizens’ dissatisfaction with how government bureaucrats implement marriage regulations led to the creation of the Tzohar non-governmental organization that provides alternative marriage services. Points for practitioners In situations in which street-level bureaucrats have a monopoly over policy implementation and citizens feel they cannot exercise their voice about that implementation, their dissatisfaction with how street-level bureaucrats use their discretion in implementing the policy may eventually lead to the creation of alternative sources of public services.

Analisis Sumber Daya Dalam Program Pernikahan Gratis di Kantor Urusan Agama Kecamatan Pakal Kota Surabaya

One of the duties of the Office of Religious Affairs (KUA) refers to the Regulation of the Minister of Religion No. 2 of 2019 is to register marriage. The registration process is free if the marriage is carried out at the KUA office. This article answers the inhibiting factors from the resource aspect of the free marriage program at KUA Pakal District. Because based on marriage data from 2019 to 2020 people prefer to carry out marriages outside the KUA office. This article uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach in the case of KUA Pakal District. Data collection techniques were carried out through observation, in-depth interviews with KUA employees, and secondary data in the form of KUA Pakal profiles and KUA documentation. This article finds the obstacles to free marriage services at the KUA due to the lack of resources for implementing the program. The resources are viewed from four main components, namely: (1) human resource problems related to the lack of number of employees. (2) limited budget resources for renovation of buildings in poor condition. (3) inadequate equipment resources in providing convenient services. (4) information resources and authority.
 Keywords: Resource; Policy Implementation; KUA

Arya Samaj marriages in Indian courts

ABSTRACT Contrary to what one may expect, some religious bodies such as Arya Samaj, are prominent in providing marriage services to Indian couples who marry in defiance of familial and social expectations. It is notable that with an increasing number of couples approaching courts to seek state protection after solemnizing their marriages via Arya Samaj, the latter has come under the judicial scanner. This has brought many issues related to such services to the fore. A detailed discussion of one of such cases has been undertaken and contextualized with reference to Arya Marriage Validation Act 1937 and Hindu Marriage Act 1955 to show how these services exist in a dynamic, accommodative, and conflicting relationship with the legal system. This has implications for those who use Arya Samaj services, in our case, couples in non-conformist marriages, as well as for our understanding and evaluation of the Indian variant of legal pluralism.

Effectiveness of Marriage Services Through Information System Management (SIMKAH) at Palu City Religious Court

This paper discusses the effectiveness of marriage services through Marriage Management Information System (SIMKAH) at Palu city religious court. This study used qualitative research method. The data was collected through in-depth interview, observation, and document studies. The data was analyzed using grounded theory approach which begins with data reduction, presentation, analysis, and three level coding. The results show that the Marriage Management Information System (SIMKAH) has various purposes and functions. The marriage information system is used to anticipate data manipulation, and to facilitate a spouse in order to better understand how to register. The information system has been effectively used to serve couple who wants to marry. The system also reduce costs of marriage because it reduces time and registration cost.

Editorial Preface

International Journal of Contemporary Islamic law and Society volume 2 issue 1 offers six articles covering topics of Islamic law studies. Various issues relating to Islamic family law are interestingly presented to contribute to the body of knowledge and practices. Academia and practitioners in Islamic law studies may gain insight from reading these articles.
 
 The first article is titled “The Role of Husband and Wife in Child Care From Islamic Law Perspectives” written by Minhar Minhar, Zainal Abidin, and Hilal Malarangan from Postgraduate studies Institut Agama Islam Negeri Palu. This paper discusses the role of husband and wife in child care from Islamic perspective. The second article is titled “Effectiveness of Marriage Services Through Information System Management (SIMKAH) at Palu City Religious Court” written by Imam Muslih, Nurdin Nurdin, and Marzuki Marzuki. The paper discusses the effectiveness of marriage services through Marriage Management Information System (SIMKAH) at Palu city religious court. The third article is titled “Analysis of the Case of Divorce and Its Settlement in the Religious Court of Palu City” written by Rinalti Rinalti, Syahabuddin Syahabuddin, and Ermawati Ermawati. This paper discusses the cases of divorce and its settlement in the Religious Court of Palu. The fourth paper is tittled “ Analysis the Fulfilment of Physical and Psychological Needs of Convicted Criminal From An Islamic Law Perspective” written by Syaifuddin Syaifuddin, Muhammad Akbar, and Mummad Syarif Hasyim. The paper discusses the implementation of conditional leave (CL) in fulfilling prisoners' physical and psychological need of prisoners from Islamic law perspectives. The fifth article is titled “ The Effectiveness of Indonesia Supreme Court Regulation Number 1 Year 2016 Concerning Mediation of Marriage Disputes” written by Sukaenah Sukaenah, Rusli Rusli, M. Taufan B. This paper discusses the effectiveness of Indonesia Supreme Court Regulation No. 1 year 2016 concerning mediation marital disputes in the Religious Court. The last paper is title “ The Effectiveness of the Implementation of the Principle of Simple Court Procedures, Fast and Low Cost in a Case of Divorce Lawsuit” written by Muhammad Haekal, Abidin Abidin, and Siti Musyahidah. The purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of the implementation of simple, fast and low-cost religious court procedures in the divorce case at the Religious Court, Palu.
 
 I hope the articles presented in this issue add further empirical evidence to the growing body of research that examines various fields from Islam perspectives. The articles could trigger other research to study other field of study with Islam perspectives Islamic institutions in Indonesia. 
 
 Nurdin Nurdin
 Editor-in-Chief
 IJCILS: International Journal of Islamic Contemporary law and Society
 Volume II, Issue 1

Problematika Pelayanan Terpadu Kepemilikan Status Hukum Perkawinan Masyarakat Gorontalo

This article aims to uncover the problem of integrated service ownership over the legal status of the Gorontalo marriage community. This research uses descriptive qualitative method with a juridical sociological approach.
 The results showed that there were managerial problems in the management of integrated marriage services programs ranging from invalid data collection, lack of socialization, lack of community response, there were still institutions that had not implemented bureaucratic pruning, to aspects of collective evaluation. The results of the study also recommend several things that need to be improved and become a solution, namely: cross-sectoral coordination that is strengthened by the formation of a joint committee, budgeting must be given since data collection, joint strengthening Standard Operating Procedures, relevant agencies must be given a legal umbrella to be able to cut the bureaucracy in the field, this program must be accompanied by other incentive programs aimed at minimizing the occurrence of unregistered marriages.

Bureaucratic Responsiveness to LGBT Americans

AbstractMarriage rights were extended to same‐sex couples in the United States in 2015. However, anecdotes of bureaucratic noncompliance (in the form of bias or denial of license issuance) raise the possibility that de jure marriage equality has not led to equality in practice. We investigate this by conducting a nationwide audit experiment of local‐level marriage license–granting officials in the United States. These officials vary in the constituencies they serve, as well as how they are selected, allowing us to evaluate long‐standing hypotheses about bureaucratic responsiveness. Overall, we find no evidence of systematic discrimination against same‐sex couples—regardless of responsiveness measure, institutions, ideology, or prior state legal history. We find, however, that among same‐sex couples, officials tended to be more responsive to lesbian couples. In contrast to evidence in other areas of service provision, such as policing and federal assistance programs, we find bureaucrats tasked with provision of marriage services show little evidence of discrimination.

Blessing Same-Sex Unions in the Church of England: The Liturgical Challenge of Same-Sex Couples’ Demand for Equal Marriage Rites

AbstractThose Anglican Churches that have opened marriage to same-sex couples have done so from a liturgical starting point which makes space for the eschatological vocation of marriage. Such liturgies are arguably more congenial to same-sex couples’ demands for equal rites. The Church of England, on the other hand, has clung to services underpinned by a narrow view of marriage as a creation ordinance. It may be well-suited to the established Church’s legal duties but it means that the present demand for the inclusion of same-sex couples into Christian marriage represents a greater challenge. Equal rites, however, need not exclude the view of marriage as a creation ordinance. Interviews with four Church of England clergy who have been involved in same-sex ceremonies allow an exploration of the kind of marriage services that would meet same-sex couples’ demands and offer insights about what these demands say about the English marriage service today.

Layanan Nikah Tidak Tercatat di Gorontalo: Explorasi dan Rekonstruksi

This article aims to explore unmarried marriage services in Gorontalo. The study uses qualitative methods with a descriptive approach. The results of the study show that: (1) the widespread practice of marriage is not recorded in Gorontalo due to the availability of unregistered marriage services that are easy to access and not clandestine; (2) as for services not recorded easily and extensively in the background of several factors, namely; economics, culture, law, education, social, etc., this phenomenon leaves one problem that must be solved, namely the need to reconstruct a non-simplistic understanding of marriage. (3) Marriage must be returned to the essence of Islamic law. An epistemological problem that leaves a simplistic view of marriage must be reconstructed, so that there is no longer a view that Islamic marriage is merely a contract to legalize husband and wife relations that are more biologically nuanced. Support and awareness of all elements of the community are needed to further realize the sacred values ​​of maqashid al-sharia.

Navigating an Unclear Terrain: Challenges in Recognizing, Naming, and Accessing Services for "Forced Marriage".

Despite the attention forced marriage has received abroad, it remains poorly understood in the United States. This study is one of the first to examine the practice domestically, with a focus on service provision. Using interviews with those who have experienced forced marriage and relevant stakeholders, we describe challenges in recognizing, naming, and disclosing forced marriage. Findings indicate that people are unaware forced marriage services exist, face barriers to disclosing, may not identify with the term, and are reluctant to seek services. They suggest the need for training, consistent organizational definitions, inclusive terminology, programming aimed at root causes, standardized identification methods, and cultural competency.

DIALEKTIKA REGULASI DAN TRADISI DALAM PELAYANAN PERKAWINAN DI KUA Dialectic of Regulation and Tradition in Marriage Services at The Office of Religious Affairs (KUA)

The government has tried to improve marriage services, among others through Government Regulation (Peraturan Pemerintah) No. 48/2014 and Regulation of the Minister of Religious Affairs (Peraturan Menteri Agama) No.24/2014 which both related to the cost of marriage and reconciliation (rujuk). Those rules aim to omit illegal levies and gratification culture in the marriage process at the Office of Religious Affairs (KUA). But these new rules are precisely problematic when they are practiced in a community that has distinctive traditions in performing marriage events. This study is aimed to find out how the KUA runs these rules relating to the challenges of culture and community traditions. It uses qualitative approach on KUA in District Majene of West Sulawesi Province. The important findings of this study show that 1) the rules related to the costs of marriage are not yet fully socialized to the community; 2) response of KUA resources is good enough but not supported by adequate marriage facilities; 3) the community tradition in the marriage must be renegotiated by KUA officers to not violate the rules while still respecting the existing traditions.

Indeks kualitas pelayanan pernikahan di Jawa Tengah

This study aims to reveal how the wedding service quality index in Central Java, how the gap realities andexpectations of society towards services, and analyze the attributes of what priority the improvement inservice wedding in Central Java. The approach used in this study is quantitative. Testing the validity andreliability of the instrument showed some fall and after a further test entirely valid and reliable. Thenumber of samples involved in the study is 1000 obtained with quota purposive random samplingmethod. The study states: 1) Quality Index marriage services in Central Java at 79.08 categorized asgood; 2) All dimensions of service quality both tangible, reliability, responsiveness, assurance andempathy all is negative, meaning that all of society not as expected 3) gapnya biggest attribute is thattangible aspects of priority improvements on these aspects, without neglecting the other aspects

A Need for Marriage and Family Services

A Need for Marriage and Family Services

The Marriage Services of the United Church of Canada: Stages on a Liturgical Journey

The United Church of Canada orders for the Solemnization of Marriage provide a unique overview of the history of liturgy in the denomination. The two orders contained in the 1926 Forms of Service were an attempt to provide transitional services retaining the flavour of the uniting denominations. The marriage liturgy of the 1932 Book of Common Order represents the height-of the Prayer Book tradition — an attempt to recapture the' catholic' pattern of the marriage service in the western church. The draft orders of 1962 and 1965, culminating in the marriage liturgy of the 1969 Service Book4 and the 1975 'contemporary' revision, portray the ferment and confusion of the 1960s and 70s. The 1985 Celebration of Marriage for Optional Use ... represents the growing ecumenical convergence in worship patterns of which the United Church is a part. A sequential examination of these liturgies reveals the stages the United Church has travelled through on its liturgical journey: from denominational particularity through the search for a larger catholic tradition, the concern for relevance in a rapidly changing world, to the concern to be faithful to the tradition but in a contemporary way. In addition, the marriage service, perhaps more than any other liturgy, demonstrates the intricate interplay between societal understandings of what the church should be about and the traditions which have shaped the church's worship life.

The willingness of spouses to seek marriage and family counseling services

Drawing upon a probability sample of 928 military couples (1,856 spouses), three clusters of variables were identified from a review of the help-seeking literature and examined for their contribution to explaining variation in the likelihood of husbands and wives seeking marriage and family counseling services given a marital or family problem: (a) demographic, (b) program-related, and (c) informal help-seeking orientation. Three of the six independent variables that were included in the analysis emerged as significant predictors of the potential use of counseling services by both husbands and wives: knowledge and prior use of services, years of formal education, and willingness to consult parents and other relatives given a major personal or family problem. Interpretations of the findings are offered for consideration, and recommendations are presented both for expanding clinical outreach efforts and for guiding further research.

An Argument for the Use of Para-Professional Counselors in Premarital and Marital Counseling

Current social changes reinforce the need for trained marriage and family counselors. After a brief examination of these changes, the authors suggest para-professional training as one alternative for providing needed marriage and family counseling services. Already established programs, advantages, disadvantages, and the criterion for the establishment of a nation-wide paraprofessional program are discussed. Areas in which the para-professional could make a vital contribution, segments of the nation's population which need para-professional counseling, and target groups which might benefit most from para-professional training are identified. Marriage and family counseling is a specialization focusing on the interpersonal interaction of the marital dyad and the larger family. The establishment of national and regional professional organizations and journals has strengthened this specializaed area of counseling. The standards adopted by the American Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (A.A.M.F.C.) and the new licensing laws drafted by several states, moreover, have added credence to the professionalization of marriage and family counselors.

Counseling as an Insured Benefit: Perspectives from the Insurance Industry

Presently, about 170 million people have some form of private health insurance protection-about 92 percent of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population under age 65. The coverage is provided through insurance companies, Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, group medical plans operating on a prepayment basis, plans that are self-administered by employers or labor unions, community plans, and rural or consumer health cooperatives, each with its own distinctive approach (Follman, 1973). Health Insurance is a big business, and it is expanding in numbers of people covered and in the range of benefits offered. Now commonly available, for example, are coverages for treatment of mental illness and dental care. The mechanism of group insurance is now being used experimentally to offer coverage for legal services. The development of group prepaid legal services will undoubtedly hasten a more definitive study of counseling services as group insurance benefits. Attorneys have traditionally made use, through referral, of psychological, occupational, pre-retirement, and, especially, marriage and family counseling services in order to help answer client need outside the realm of legal service per se. As divorce and separation rates climb, more and more attorneys are turning to marriage counselors at the time clients indicate a desire to terminate a marriage.

Servicing the Family through Counselling Agencies

T HIS article will concern itself with the adequacy of available marriage and family consultation services and make certain proposals for their extension and improvement. The development and function of counselling in this field have been sufficiently described by Bridgman,' Fisher' and others.3 As Dr. Fisher in the foregoing pages has shown, available services are still inadequate. A study of various agencies which handle some phase of family experience gives testimony to the fact that a more specific and broader educational counselling program is desirable. The journal of Social Hygiene in January I936 published a list of thirty-two family consultation centers operating at that time. Ten more services known to the writer were added to this list and all were circularized in May I937, in an effort to obtain up-to-date information about their work. Twenty-one replies were received from agencies which might be classified under the following headings: (i) birth control and maternal health centers; (2) social hygiene centers; (3) church centers; (4) social work centers; (5) educational service and research centers; and (6) private consultation centers. The aims of all these centers are similar in that they attempt to disseminate information designed to further adjustments in marriage and other family relationships. Some confine their efforts to a specific field, such as contraceptive advice, while others, especially the educational or private marriage consultation centers, undertake to handle a wide range of problems. The evidence seems to indicate several recognizable trends: first, an increasing consciousness in the public mind of the need of more and more adequate educational and advisory services in the field of marriage-family organization and relationships; second, doctors, lawyers, ministers, and others are being increasingly asked by young and old alike for advice and counsel on questions about marriage and family situations; and third, in response to public demand, there have arisen throughout the country large numbers of centers, the main purpose of which is stated as offering either specialized or general advisory service of a professional nature about marital and family problems.

The Rôle of Social Case Work in Marriage and Family Consultation Services

The Rôle of Social Case Work in Marriage and Family Consultation Services