Marriage is fundamentally a private affair, and no more so for Indonesians, particularly civil servants. The government has unilaterally ruled on the matter through Government Regulation (PP) No.10/1983 on marriage and divorce permits for civil servants, which is based on the Marriage Law of 1974. It stipulates, among other things, that civil servants who intend to get divorced or married for the second time must obtain a permit from their superio