Thread: Lombok Divorce procedures

Lombok Divorce procedures :oops:


Hi everyone! great site!


I,m a Canadian citizen who married an Balinese women, she has a 9 year old daughter from a previous relationship. The father is from the Netherlands and they never married but has since began a new relationship with another women and has married in Indonesia Lombok. I married her in 2005 which makes it over two years. She lives in the Pagesangan – Mataram district. Things have fallen apart and we wish to divorce. The marriage took place in Lombok and is registered in the civil registry. I agreed to pay for the divorce.

Since I am not a legal citizen of Lombok, Indonesia and I have not returned within the 2 years we have decided to use grounds for divorce :
has left the other spouse for two consecutive years, without consent and without legitimate reasons or the absence of reasons beyond his control

the site : http://www.expat.or.id/info/familylaw.html

Grounds for divorce
One of the means to dissolve a marriage is by divorce. Divorce may only be effected based on "sufficient reasons". The reasons for a divorce have been regulated in the Marriage Law, which are, in the event where one of the parties:
• has committed adultery, is an alcoholic, is addicted to drugs, is a gambler or other vices which are difficult to cure;
• has left the other spouse for two consecutive years, without consent and without legitimate reasons or the absence of reasons beyond his control;
• has been sentenced to imprisonment for five years or a longer period;
• has resorted to cruelty or severe ill-treatment, endangering the life of the other spouse;
• has developed a disability or disease, preventing from fulfilling the duties of husband or wife; or
• irreconcilable differences.

I want to know how easy it will be for her to petition for divorce? Because I am not a citizen . Not that it makes a difference because of court decision.

How much will it cost her ? paper work or lawyer of just a form. I herd she has to get signatures for petition from her village.
Can she be awarded alimony if and when the divorce takes place ?

Can she seek spousal support?


I obviously rushed into this marriage but we agreed to remain friends hopefully.
But lately she has been inpatient because of the 2 year wait and now she demands the money to proceed wit the divorce. She claims it will cost 500 cnd.
But she also threatens me about spousal support through which she will file if I don’t send her the funds soon. She has no form of income from what I know of. She lives with her parent’s daughter and two brothers.
So when I think about this it can seem like a long lengthy process if she tries to extort money out of me through the Canadian embassy to with she claims she will do. Canadian embassy in Jakarta I believe and one in Bali.

Your advice would be appreciated!
And when this is over I can’t wait to visit Lombok what a great place and I love the people.