110 couples get divorced in a month

BOGOR: The Cibinong Religious Court in Bogor handles an average of 110 divorce cases in a month.

The court's jurisdiction covers Bogor and Depok, which has a population of 4.5 million.

The court chief, HM Nadjmi, says that the number of divorces in Bogor is low compared with several areas in West Java.

In Subang, which has 1.8 million people, there are 200 divorce cases per month, while in Indramayu, there are between 600 and 1,000 divorce cases handled by the local religious court -- even though the population is only 600,000.

Nadjmi said that, in 70 percent of the divorce cases, the husbands were to blame.

In most cases, the husbands abandoned their families.

He said that everyone who asked for a divorce had to pay Rp 260,000, which included fees to summon witnesses.

Those who are poor may have a court-appointed lawyer for a fee of Rp 15,000.--JP