103 | International Journal of Law Society Services Volume 1 No. 2 September 2021 THE LEGAL EDUCATION ON PREVENTING EARLY MARRIAGE AS AN EFFORT TO INCREASE COMMUNITY LEGAL AWARENESS Widayati Universitas Islam Sultan Agung Semarang, email : widayati@unissula.ac.id Sri Kusriyah Universitas Islam Sultan Agung Semarang, email : kusriyah@unissula.ac.id Winanto Universitas Islam Sultan Agung Semarang, email : winanto@unissula.ac.id Rizky Dindah Saputri Universitas Islam Sultan Agung Semarang, email : rizkydindah123@gmail.com ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: Awareness, Early, Legal; Marriage, Prevention, Young. The state guarantees the right of everyone to form a family and continue their offspring through legal marriage, and the state also guarantees the right of children to survive, grow and develop as well as the right to protection from violence and discrimination. The Marriage Law requires the age of marriage to be 19 years. However, the marriage law does not explicitly prohibit the practice of early marriage, because the marriage law also provides dispensation facilities if the prospective bride or groom is still a minor. This causes many people to carry out underage marriages or early marriages, including in Bulusari Village, Bulakamba District, Brebes Regency. The reasons are due to pregnancy out of wedlock, economic factors, and cultural factors. The solutions offered are providing understanding to the public about marriage, increasing public legal awareness about the risks of early marriage, both social and health risks, and providing assistance to children and parents who undergo early marriage. A. INTRODUCTION The Indonesian state guarantees the right of everyone to form a family and continue their offspring through legal marriage, and the state also guarantees the rights of children to survive, grow and develop and are entitled to protection from violence and discrimination, as mandated in Article 28B of the State Constitution of 1945 Republic of Indonesia 1 . Marriage is an inner and outer bond between a man and a woman as husband and wife with the aim of forming a happy and eternal family (household) based on the One Godhead. Act No. 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage as amended by Act No. 16 of 2019 concerning Amendments to Act No. 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage requires the validity of marriage, namely if it is carried out according to the law of each religion and belief, and each Every marriage performed is recorded according to the applicable laws and regulations. 1 Chuasanga A., Ong Argo Victoria, Legal Principles Under Criminal Law in Indonesia and Thailand, Jurnal Daulat Hukum, Vol.2 No.1, 2019