<![CDATA[Background. In the past, Lampung people were only familiar with single-tribe marriages, that is, a person with Lampung tribe only married a partner with Lampung tribe. But over time inter-ethnic marriages began to be carried out frequently, one example is the Lampung tribe marrying a Javanese tribe, as is the case with inter-ethnic marriages in Tiuh Balak Village, Baradatu Way Kanan. This does not prevent the marriage from happening because of the seangkonan (child adoption) custom, Pengangkonan must be done if Lampung people want to marry people of different tribes or different Buay (Descendants). Aim. The problem in this research is how the tradition of Pengangkonan in the pre-marriage of Lampung customary tribe in Tiuh Balak Village Baradau Way Kanan and how the relevance of Pengangkonan to the adoption of children in national law. So that this research aims to find out how the tradition of Pengankonan in pre-marriage Lampung customs in Kampung Tiuh Balak Baradatu Way Kanan and how the relevance of Pengankonan to the appointment of children in national law. Methods. This research is a type of field research. The approach used is a qualitative approach with a descriptive nature, namely research that aims to describe the pre-wedding pengangkonan of Lampung customs and its relevance to adoption in national law in Kampung Tiuh Balak Baradatu Way Kanan. Results. Based on the research that has been conducted, the tradition of pengangkonan in pre-marriage Lampung customs in Tiuh Balak Baradatu Way Kanan Village has been running in accordance with the provisions of Lampung customs prevailing in the community, where when there is a person who is native to Lampung pepadun who wants to marry someone outside the Lampung pepadun tribe, then a foster father must be found first specifically for a person who is not native to the Lampung pepadun tribe. And this anchoring is done before the marriage or pre-marriage. Furthermore, pengangkonan in the pre-marriage of Lampung customary tribe in Kampung Tiuh Balak Baradatu Way Kanan is also relevant or in accordance with the appointment of children in national law, because pengangkonan of children in Lampung customary pre-marriage has the same purpose as the purpose of adopting children in national law, namely for the best interests of the child and is carried out based on local customs]]>
