The Urgence Of Marriage Guidelines For Children (Legal Protection For Child Marriage After Covid-19)

Abstract

Covid-19 hit the world has caused many problems for children. One of them is study at Home by using a gadget that is not supervised by parents. Children are free to use their gadget, exploring unfiltered sites including porn sites that are free to watch. The number of child marriages is increasing nowadays. Child marriages are carried out by poor and less educated people. This declining welfare condition has forced parents to let their children marry. Closing schools when the economic situation worsens also makes many children considered a burden to families who are facing economic issues. Child marriage adds to the risks that children have to face during the pandemic, in addition to increasing violence and mental problems in children.

The aim of this paper is to provide solutions in order to improve children's future. Marriage guidance for unmarried and married children should continue to be improved. For those who are not married, the aim is to avoid child marriage, while for those who are married; they strive for the rights of children to be fulfilled. It is hoped that possible to maintain an existing marriage by being given a strengthening of faith, science in order to foster a household based on religious values.

The method used in this paper is to collect some facts; from webinars, research papers, and those obtained through social media information that is believed to be the news. Furthermore, the data is searched and then rearranged according to the predetermined writing rules.

The results obtained are the need for marriage guidance for children aged both unmarried (pre-marital; teenagers, married age), prospective brides and married couples under five years old; that aimed to provide reinforcement in order to maintain their marriage since they are vulnerable to problems.