Sociological Jurisprudence Journal
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2024)

Balinese Customary Law Perspective on The Existence of Adopted Children

I Nyoman Budiana (Universitas Pendidikan Nasional)
I Gede Putu Agus Wistama Putra (Universitas Pendidikan Nasional)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Oct 2024

Abstract

This research was conducted to find out what the inheritance rights of adopted children are regarding the existence of the inheritance of their adoptive parents according to Balinese customary law and what the position of adopted children is in the adoptive parents’ family according to Balinese customary law. The method in this research is descriptive legal research. Secondary legal materials are obtained from the results of literature reviews, books, statutory regulations, archives, and other materials or sources supporting this research. The results of the discussion are: 1) the inheritance rights of adopted children over the inheritance of adoptive parents according to Balinese customary law, namely, if the adopted child has carried out the Yadnya ceremony with meperas, the adopted child has the same position as the biological child and the adopted child has the right to inherit in his adoptive family. 2) The adopted child’s position towards the adoptive parents’ family according to Balinese customary law that the adopted child has the right to inherit as an heir like a biological child. The adopted child has no right to inherit the property inherited from his biological parents because his family relationship was severed at the time of the pemerasan ceremony.

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sjj

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Social Sciences

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Sociological Jurisprudence Journal is a peer-reviewed law International journal which published research articles and theoretical articles in law science. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a ...