Divorce Factor at the Syariah Court in Mukah, Sarawak from Year 2000 to 2010

This study is an attempt to identify factors that cause divorce in the Syariah Court of Mukah Division from 2000 to 2010. A total of 356 cases are studied involving various types of divorce as enacted in the Ordinance of Islamic Family Law of Sarawak, also cases that are rejected and withdrawn, namely 44 cases. The study uses the method of data analysis from case files and complaint information forms. Divorce factors based on several demographic plaintiffs and defendants. The aspects studied are period of marriage, age of husband and wife, income, number of children, educational background and reasons of divorce. Data are analyzed quantitatively and presented in the types of frequency and percentage. The result shows that the neglect of responsibility between spouses is the fundamental internal factor of divorce in Mukah, Sarawak, besides external factors, namely marriage at young age and household income.