Divorce Petition Granted, Arya Saloka Officially Divorced from Putri Anne and Waiting for the Vow

Afalah mentioned that the trial process was held electronically so Arya did not need to attend in person. He explained that the decision has been made and now they are just waiting for the next stage."For the next step, it will just be the declaration of divorce, perhaps that’s all, because we have not yet received a copy of the court's decision. And in the e-court, I just uploaded that decision around 12 o'clock. More or less, the gist of the decision is like that," he said.

In this trial process, Arya's request to divorce his wife was granted in absentia. Afalah explained that the respondent, namely Putri Anne, did not attend the trial so the panel of judges issued a decision without the presence of the defendant.

"Her application was granted our lawsuit, and after that, she was allowed to declare a divorce by the Court or the panel of judges, so we just have to wait for the next step if there is no objection, most likely there will be no objection, because, you know, this decision was made in absentia, and was not attended by the respondent," he explained.

Although the divorce process is proceeding without the presence of Putri Anne, Afalah stated that his client's relationship with his wife has actually been in good condition. He said there is no legal opposition or defense effort from Anne's side."However, behind the scenes, we as legal representatives know that their relationship is actually just fine, there is no defense or counter from the respondent regarding the divorce. Therefore, we are still waiting for this decision to become final," he said.

Regarding child custody, Afalah stated that based on the facts of the trial and applicable legal rules, the custody rights of the child fall into the hands of Putri Anne. This, he said, has also been emphasized by his legal team colleague."For child custody, according to our founding partner, Noverizky, and the results of the facts in the trial, the custody rights of the child fall to Putri Anne," said Afalah.

The determination is in accordance with the law governing child custody, which states that children under the age of 12 automatically fall under the custody of the mother. Afalah mentioned that his party respects this regulation and does not have any issues with it."Indeed, for children under 12 years old, custody rights fall to the mother," he explained.

Regarding the issue of alimony, Afalah emphasized that there was no further discussion in court on that matter. He stated that the alimony issue is returned to each party, including Arya Saloka as the principal."As for alimony, we do not debate it there, and we also do not have any petitum or pro sita discussing alimony. So, the alimony is entirely returned to the parties, including our principal," he concluded.