The parties were married on 5 September 2007 but had no children. In August 2012, the parties' marriage became strained when the plaintiff went to Saudi Arabia to work. The plaintiff returned in July 2013, during which time the defendant had provided the plaintiff with no emotional or financial support. Problems escalated in August 2013, resulting in the plaintiff moving to live with her parents. Feeling the parties' marriage was beyond repair, the plaintiff requested that the court grant her an irrevocable divorce (talak satu ba'in shughra).
Despite the defendant's absence from court, the court was satisfied that the plaintiff had met the evidentiary burden contained in art 39(2) of Law No. 1 of 1974. Pursuant to art 19(f) of Government Regulation No. 9 of 1975, and art 116(f) of the Compilation of Islamic Laws, it therefore acceded to the plaintiff's request for an irrevocable divorce (talak satu ba'in shughra) on the grounds of ongoing conflict.