Divorce can prove traumatic<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Santi, not her real name, never imagined the difficulties she
\nwould encounter after she filed for divorce to end her 10-year
\nmarriage.<\/p>\n
Since filing for divorce with the West Jakarta Religious Court
\nin the middle of 1999, she has had to live on the run to avoid
\nterrorizing phone calls and threats made by anonymous men.<\/p>\n
She suspects that her estranged husband is behind all of the
\nterror.<\/p>\n
Her husband, a businessman, was apparently upset with her
\ndecision to end the marriage.<\/p>\n
According to Santi, her husband changed a lot since they first
\ngot married, as he became arrogant and no longer respected her as
\nhis wife.<\/p>\n
After discussing it with her parents, Santi told her husband
\nthat she wanted to split with him. Her husband did not believe
\nher as she had always followed his words.<\/p>\n
However, the next morning, Santi moved to her parents' house,
\ntaking their eight-year-old daughter along.<\/p>\n
Santi then hired a lawyer and filed for divorce. Since then,
\nshe has been receiving phone calls around the clock at her
\nparents' home. Some unidentified men have threatened and abused
\nher with dirty words.<\/p>\n
\"I decided to leave my child under my parents' guidance and
\nmoved because I didn't want to disturb them with my personal
\nproblems. I had to move from one place to another,\" she told The
\nJakarta Post.<\/p>\n
The divorce process dragged on slowly as her husband and his
\nlawyer failed to attend the hearing several times. The panel of
\njudges even suggested to her that she go back to her husband as
\nsome witnesses testified there was nothing wrong with Santi's
\nmarriage.<\/p>\n
Santi, however, insisted on her stance.<\/p>\n
Seven months passed and there was no indication that the
\nprocess would end. And now, her father, a respected law
\nprofessor, intervened on her behalf. He personally met the
\npresiding judge who was handling the case and asked him to
\napprove her request.<\/p>\n
Three months later, the court approved her divorce suit and
\nruled that she was eligible to take care of their daughter.<\/p>",
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