Resilience of Women's Families After Divorce Lawsuit (Cerai Gugat)

. Divorce cases that entered the Padang City Religious Court in 2019 amounted to 1,607, of which 75% were cases filed by his wife. In the divorce lawsuit case that was decided by the court, the wife as a plaintiff in addition to being burdened with the costs of the case, also tends to be neglected her right to get something from the husband after divorce, such as mut'ah bread, iddah bread, child's livelihood and other rights. This is certainly also affected by the resilience of women's families after divorce. Family resilience here concerns the family's ability to manage the problems it faces based on the resources it has to meet the needs of its family. The purpose of this study is to describe the condition of family resilience (physical, psychological, social) post-divorce lawsuit, efforts and achievement constraints. This research uses a qualitative approach. Data collection through in-depth interview methods. Informant was selected by purposive is a divorced woman who has children. Where data is analyzed qualitatively interpretative based on relevant literature studies. The criteria of tenacity and toughness and independence are reflected in the struggle of women in meeting family needs and educating and caring for children without the existence of a husband. For them to be able to eat, send children to school and live a quiet life without marital problems is a happy thing. Although relatively many things experienced and felt by women after divorce, but the resilience of this woman's family is relatively not experiencing total destruction or the turbulence of its existence. Certain adjustments are made in dealing with or minimizing the impact of divorce in order to maintain family survival, such as working to increase income, asking for parental help and debt and getting closer to God.