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The parties were married on 29 October 1988 and had two children. Since 2010, however, the parties had quarrelled regularly. The applicant submitted that this was the result of:

1. the respondent having had an extra-marital affair;
2. the respondent not appreciating the applicant as her husband, often finding fault with what the applicant would say; and
3. the parties having lived separately since 2010, during which time they shared no physical intimacy.

Problems escalated in July 2011, resulting in the parties officially separating. Meanwhile, the applicant continued to provide the respondent and their children with financial support (IDR 500,000 per month).

Despite the respondent's absence from court, the court, pursuant to art 19(f) of Government Regulation No. 9 of 1975, in conjunction with art 116(f) of Presidential Instruction No. 1 of 1991, acceded to the applicant's request for a revocable divorce (talak satu raj'i) on the grounds of ongoing conflict between the parties.