Legal Analysis of Child Adoption in Indonesia Based on the Child Protection Law and Government Regulation Number 54 of 2007 (Study of Decision Number 269/Pdt.P/2024/PN Smg)

Christie, Windy

Pena Justisia: Media Komunikasi dan Kajian Hukum
Vol. 23 No. 2 (2024): Pena Justisia

This paper analyzes the legal provisions of child adoption in Indonesia in the Child Protection Law and Government Regulation Number 54 of 2007 and its implementation in Decision Number 269/Pdt.P/2024/PN Smg. This paper was compiled using a doctrinal research method. In the process, child adoption must be motivated by the fulfillment of the child's best interests and in accordance with applicable legal procedures. The case study of Decision Number 269/Pdt.P/2024/PN Smg shows the legal implementation of the principles of child protection in child adoption in Indonesia. The applicant has cared for and raised his prospective adopted child since birth, fulfilling the child's physical, emotional, and social needs well. In addition, the Applicant's financial and emotional conditions have also met the applicable requirements, as evidenced by a statement from the Social Service. Overall, this decision provides an illustration that child adoption carried out in accordance with the law can be a solution that provides benefits for all parties, especially for children as the main subject of legal protection.