This study aims to explore the concept and urgency of mediator’s good faith in mediating civil law. It is a normative juridical study (doctrinal) with secondary data from primary and secondary legal materials, using bibliography technique. Those materials are analyzed with a qualitative descriptive method. Further, good faith is put as the highest principle in agreement, including mediation and expecting to be implemented by all dispute parties and mediators as well. A mediator’s good faith should be carried out with earnest effort and intention formerly, instead of pushed by constitution to mandatory mediating dispute parties. This study has shown that good faith visibly implements if the mediator actively conducts the functions and responsibilities with confidentiality, volunteer, empowerment, neutrality, and exclusive solutions as the principles. Â

Mediation as an alternative to dispute resolution has been integrated in court. Further provisions for mediation as a process that must be carried out are further regulated in the Supreme Court Regulation No. 1 of 2016 concerning mediation procedures in court. This means that cases filed in court including cases of divorce on the grounds of domestic violence are obliged to undergo mediation. This research is a normative legal research that focuses on solving legal problems by providing a basis for theoretical argumentation and adequate concepts. Sources of data in this study came from primary, secondary and tertiary legal materials. The findings of the study indicate that in cases of divorce on the grounds of domestic violence, they still take the path of mediation. This is stated in the Supreme Court Regulation No. 1 of 2016 which requires mediation in civil cases, even in the Supreme Court Regulation states that in the resolution of a civil case a judge does not take mediation, it is considered to have violated the law. Divorce cases on the grounds of domestic violence cannot be categorized as a criminal act, if the filing process is a civil process (divorce), it is different when the wife makes a complaint (complaint offense) and/or an ordinary offense which results in a violation of the Abolition of Domestic Violence. However, divorce cases are considered civil and processed according to other civil cases and on the grounds of domestic violence they still go through mediation. Keywords: Mediation; Divorce; Violence; Household.

This community service activity aims to provide knowledge and increase public legal awareness of the legal consequences of marriage not being registered, because there are still many marriages that are only carried out based on religious law but are not registered, causing various problems. This activity was carried out through legal counseling at the Darussalam Taklim Council, Padang Lampe Village, Pangkep Regency. As a result of this activity, participants understand the reasons for marriages to be registered and the legal consequences if marriages are not registered.