EVIDENCE IN DIVORCE CASES ARISING FROM ONLINE GAMBLING: AN ANALYSIS OF SIDOARJO RELIGIOUS COURT DECISIONS
PEMBUKTIAN PADA PERCERAIAN AKIBAT JUDI ONLINE: ANALISIS PUTUSAN PENGADILAN AGAMA SIDOARJO
Abstract
The development of online gambling in recent years has given rise to new issues in family dynamics, as reflected in the increasing number of divorce cases at the Sidoarjo Religious Court. The phenomenon of divorce due to online gambling has become a significant issue in Islamic family law because the evidence is not only related to proving the gambling behavior, but also to proving the reasons for divorce used as the basis for the judge's considerations. This study aims to analyze the evidence in divorce cases due to online gambling and the judge's considerations in assessing the evidence in Decisions Number 3839/Pdt.G/2025/PA.Sda and Number 3606/Pdt.G/2025/PA.Sda. This study uses a normative juridical approach with a content analysis method for both decisions. The results show that the evidence in both cases relies on evidence in the form of letters and witness statements, which are deemed to have met formal and material requirements. Although the underlying fact of the divorce was the practice of online gambling, the panel of judges emphasized the evidence on the occurrence of continuous disputes and quarrels as regulated in Article 19 letter (f) of Government Regulation Number 9 of 1975 in conjunction with Article 116 letter (f) of the Compilation of Islamic Law. The non-use of digital evidence indicates that the evidence in the divorce case due to online gambling in the Sidoarjo Religious Court still relies on conventional evidence, while online gambling behavior is positioned as a fact that strengthens the occurrence of household breakdown. This finding indicates that the evidence in the divorce case due to online gambling is more directed at proving the failure of household life rather than proving online gambling behavior as a reason for divorce in itself.
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