umIIy Iuw: reguIuLIon ubouL ouLer und Inner reIuLIon beLween

Lwo dIIIerenL genderJsexes In murrIuge und LIeIr IeguI

consequences. n brouder scope IumIIy Iuw covers:

1. PurenLs uuLIorILy - obIIguLIon oI u purenLs Lo Luke cure oI
LIeIr cIIId vuIId unLII LIeIr cIIId Is murrIuge or cun sLund
uIone wILIouL LIe IeIp oI LIeIr purenLs unymore.

4 CIIIdren wIo ure under uged ( beIow z1 yeurs oId)
or Iuven`L murrIuge yeL, sIII beIow LIe purenL`s
uuLIorILy.

4 So, LIose cIIIdren sLIII need LIe guIdunce oI purenL
Lo Luke cure oI LIem, Lo uIIord LIem wILI
knowIedge, uIIord some money Ior LIeIr sLudy und
oLIers.

4 TIose cIIIdren uIso need Lo respecL LIeIr purenLs,
und II LIeIr purenL uIreudy very oId und cunnoL Luke
cure oI LIemseIves, LIey need Lo Luke cure LIe
purenLs.

4 TIe purenLs Iuve LIe uuLIorILy oI LIeIr cIIIdren`s
usseLs und money, und Iuve LIe rIgIL Lo use LIem.

4 PurenL`s uuLIorILy muy end becuuse oI :

TIe cIIIdren reucI u cerLuIn IeveI oI muLurILy
TIe murrIuge uIreudy ended
Judges Luke LIeIr uuLIorILy, becuuse oI cerLuIn
reusonubIe reusons
TIe judges Luke LIe puremL`s uuLIorILy ,
becuuse oI LIe guIILy oI LIe purenLs








z. TrusLeesIIp - u cIIId Is consIder under LrusLeesIIp II LIey
ure noL under purenLuI uuLIorILy.

O UsuuIIy orpIun or under-uged cIIId wIo Is noL
InsIde LIe purenL`s uuLIorILy needs guIdunce und
muInLenunce.

O TIuL`s wIy wee need Lo poInL u represenLuLIve Lo
Luke cure oI LIem, In LIe IIvIng uspecLs und LIe Iuw
uspecLs.

O Judges usuuIIy poInLed ouL someone wIo Is sLIII
Iuve u bIood reIuLIon wILI LIem.

O BuL, judges uIso muy poInL ouL u cerLuIn InsLILuLIon.

O GuurdIunsIIp muy Iuppen becuuse :
DIvorce, eILIer becuuse oI deuLI or dIvorce
TIe purenL`s uuLIorILy Is revoked


. orgIvenessJremIssIon - II someone Iuve muLure und
Ioss memory uccordIng Lo consLILuLIon Iuve Lo be pIuce
under IorgIveness.

O or peopIe wIo Iuve u muLure body, buL don`L Iuve
u muLurILy, LIey cun`L Luke cure oI LIeIr own
InLeresL, Ior exumpIe :

BruIn dumuged peopIe

PeopIe wILI menLuI IIIness

HeIpIess peopIe

O PeopIe wIo ure under curuLeIe usuuIIy becuuse oI
LIeIr Iusbund or wIIe, or sIbIIngs, usk Ior LIe
curuLeIe.

O or LIe IeIpIess peopIe, LIose wIo Iuve rIgIL Lo usk
Ior curuLeIe ure LIemseIves, curuLor, or judges.


O orgIveness Ior LIose peopIe wIII be expIred II LIere
ure no more reuson Lo LIose peopIe Lo be gIven u
curuLeIe



q. MurrIuge - reguIuLed In ConsLILuLIon No.1 yeur 1q;q. TIe
prIncIpIe murrIuge In ndonesIu Is "monogumy" wIIcI
meun mun cun onIy Iuve one wIIe und LIe opposILe Is LIe
sume, wIereus II uILer murrIuge boLI purLIes cIunge LIeIr
posILIon us mun cIunge Lo Ieuder In IumIIy und womun Lo
be IousewIIe, In LIuL LIme emerge LIe rIgIL und
obIIguLIon oI eucI IndIvIduuI.

O A murrIuge Is IeguI II IL meeL cerLuIn requIremenLs
:
TIIs murrIuge Is LIe IIrsL murrIuge Ior boLI oI LIem

Mun = 18 yeurs oId, womun = 1 yeur oId

L Ius Lo be done In IronL oI KuLo PencuLuLun SIpII


TIere`s no bIood reIuLIon beLween LIem

WILI LIeIr own wIII, noL by Iorce oI oLIers










Getting Married in Indonesia:
Formalities and Procedures:
In accordance with Law No. 1 oI 1974 concerning
marriages in Indonesia (Article 2 (1): "a marriage is
legitimate iI it has been perIormed according to the laws oI
the respective religious belieIs oI the parties concerned."

All couples who marry in Indonesia must declare a
religion.

%he Civil Registry OIIice can record marriages oI persons
oI Islam, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian-Protestant and
Christian-Catholic Iaiths. Marriage partners must have the
same religion, otherwise one partner must make a written
declaration oI change oI religion.

%he Religious Marriage under Islam is perIormed by the
OIIice oI Religious AIIairs (Kantor Urusan Agama) in a
ceremony at a mosque, the home, a restaurant, or any other
place chosen by the couple and is legal immediately aIter
the ceremony.

A Christian, Hindu or Buddhist marriage is usually
perIormed Iirst in a church or temple ceremony. AIter the
religious ceremony, every non-Islamic marriage must be
recorded with the Civil Registry (Kantor Catatan Sipil).

ithout the registration by the Civil Registry these
marriages are not legal.

Recording by Civil Registry oIIicials can be perIormed
directly at the religious ceremony Ior an additional Iee.

Persons oI non-Islamic Iaith are required to Iile with the
Civil Registry OIIice in the Regency where they are
staying Iirst a 'Notice oI Intention to Marry' as well as a
'Letter oI No Impediment' obtained Irom their consular
representatives.

For the issue oI the Letter oI No Impediment to Marriage
by your Consular Representative you will need to present
Ior yourselI and your Iiance(e) your Passport(s) valid Ior
more than 6 months and CertiIied Divorce Decrees
(absolute/Iinal) and/or Death CertiIicates regarding the
termination oI all previous marriages.


For the Notice oI Intention to Marry you have to submit
the Iollowing documents Ior both partners to the Civil
Registry OIIice (show the original and present a
photocopy):

4 CertiIicate oI the religious marriage;
4 Passport Ior Ioreign citizens, or K%P (Identity card)
Ior Indonesian citizens;
4 CertiIied birth certiIicate;
4 CertiIied divorce decree (absolute) or death
certiIicates regarding the termination oI all previous
marriages;
4 Four 4x6 cm photos, both partners side by side;
4 Foreign citizens:
4 'Letter oI No Impediment to Marriage' issued by your
Consular Representative Ior Bali or Indonesia;
4 Indonesian citizens:
4 never married: letter Surat Keterangan Belum Kawin
Irom Kepala Desa or Lurah (mayor);
4 Men aged 18-21 and women aged 16-21: parental
letter oI consent, signed across the Rp. 6,000
meterai/tax stamp .
4 BeIore the marriage, you and your Iiance(e) also may
wish to Iile with the Civil Registry a prenuptial
Property Agreement (Surat Pernyataan Harta) which
must be signed beIore a local Notary Public. %his
contract is necessary iI you wish to hold property
separately during the marriage. In the absence oI
such a document, Indonesian marriage law assumes
joint ownership oI property.

%wo witnesses over the age oI 18 are required.

%hey must show the originals and present photocopies oI
their passports iI they are Ioreign citizens or K%P (identity
cards) iI they are Indonesian citizens.

Civil Registry employees can act as witnesses.




Divorce
O One oI the means to dissolve a marriage is by divorce.
O Divorce may only be eIIected based on "suIIicient
reasons". %he reasons Ior a divorce have been regulated in
the Marriage Law, which are, in the event where one oI the
parties:
has committed adultery, is an alcoholic, is addicted to
drugs, is a gambler or other vices which are diIIicult to
cure;
has leIt the other spouse Ior two consecutive years,
without consent and without legitimate reasons or the
absence oI reasons beyond his control;
has been sentenced to imprisonment Ior Iive years or a
longer period;
has resorted to cruelty or severe ill-treatment,
endangering the liIe oI the other spouse;
has developed a disability or disease, preventing Irom
IulIilling the duties oI husband or wiIe; or
irreconcilable diIIerences.


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O Divorce can only be obtained by a judgement oI the court
oI law, aIter the court has tried unsuccessIully to reconcile
the parties. %here are two ways to eIIect divorce:
4 divorce by "talak"
4 divorce by judgement oI the court oI law.

O Divorce by "talak" is applicable to Moslem spouses.
Divorce by court oI law judgement is applicable to
Moslem as well as non-Moslem spouses.

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Alimony

O Payment oI alimony may be decided by the Court as the
obligation oI the husband. However, the Court may also
determine a certain obligation on the part oI the Iormer
wiIe. %here are no deIinite criteria to determine the
duration or the amount oI alimony payment. In practice,
the Court will decide a reasonable alimony amount to be
paid by the husband.
Custody and child support

O Both oI the divorced spouses are responsible Ior the
protection and education oI their children.In case oI
minor children, the Court will usually award custody oI
such children to the mother, unless the mother is the one
who is at Iault or there is prooI oI her incompetence to
take care oI the children.


Marital property

O %he division oI joint marital property will be dealt with
according to the respective laws oI the spouse. %he laws
may be their respective religious laws, customary law and
other laws. %he joint property is usually divided equally
between the spouses.

O It is advisable to reach a mutual agreement between the
husband and wiIe in case oI their divorce, particularly in
relation to the right to visitation and matters related to
child support and rights to property