ABSTRAKPerkara Kasasi Nomor 329K/AG/2014 yang diajukan oleh AM kepada Mahkamah Agung dimaksudkan untuk menuntut itsbat nikah atas perkawinan siri antara dirinya dengan Almarhum M dan pemenuhan hak waris atas anaknya MIR terhadap Almarhum M. Pertimbangan hukum keputusan hakim yang menolakgugatan tersebut menarik untuk dicermati. Rumusan masalah penelitian adalah bagaimana pertimbangan dan implikasi Putusan Kasasi Nomor 329K/AG/2014? Serta bagaimana alternatif hukum yang bisa diupayakan untuk kasus lain yang serupa? Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian hukum normatif, bersifat kritisanalitis dan berjenis penelitian pustaka. Pengumpulan data dilaksanakan secara dokumentasi dan dianalisis secara kualitatif. Pembahasan terdiri dari tiga subbab, yakni analisis putusan, perdebatan perkawinan siri, dan tawaran alternatif hukum. Kesimpulannya adalah 1) Mahkamah Agung menolak itsbat nikah karena perkawinan siri tersebut dilangsungkan setelah berlakunya UU Perkawinan Tahun 1974, dan sebagai konsekuensinya, MIR tidak bisa mendapat warisan dari Almarhum M; dan 2) sebagai solusi, alternatif hukum yang bisa diupayakan adalah pembaruan pengaturan itsbat nikah melalui judicial review terhadap huruf a angka 22 Penjelasan Pasal 49 ayat (2) UU PeradilanAgama Tahun 2006 atau hakim bisa saja memberikan wasiat wajibah.Kata kunci: kawin siri; kewarisan; hak ahli waris.ABSTRACTThe Decision Number 329K/AG/2014 on case of cassation claimed by AM to the Supreme Court is a legal action taken to get hold of the ‘itsbat’ of her siri marriage with Almarhum M and fulfillment of her son’s MIR status and inheritance rights from Almarhum M. In fact, the consideration of the judges on the decisionto deny the claim is thought-provoking. The issues are discussed in the analysis concerns about how the judges’ consideration and the implication of the decisionnumber 329K/AG/2014 are, as well as alternative legal resolution to other similar cases. This analysis applies to normative legal research methods, and through bycritical-analytical literature-based research. Data collecting are done by documentation and qualitative analysis. The analysis of the problem is divided into three sections: the analysis of the decision, the polemic of siri marriage, and several suggested legal alternatives. To conclude, firstly, the Supreme Court declines the ‘itsbat’ of the marriage since it was held after the enactment of Marriage Law of 1974, and thus MIR has failed to obtain his rights of inheritance from the deceasedAlmarhum M; secondly, as the solution, the alternative legal resolution that could be pursued is the renewal of the regulation regarding the issue of ‘itsbat’ of marriagethrough judicial review of the letters a number 22 in the the Elucidation of Article 49 Paragraph (2) of the Religious Courts Law of 2006, or the judge may give ‘wasiat wajibah.’Keywords: siri marriage; inheritance; heir’s right.
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