The Consequences of Nuptial Agreement Certificate
That Is Not Registered According to Law Number 1
Year 1974
Benny Djaja
1*
Axel Jordan Rengkung
1
1
Faculty of Law, Tarumanagara University, 11440, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Corresponding author. Email: bennydjaja.bd@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The existence of Nuptial agreements, can provide legal certainty by becoming the legal basis for joint property,
inheritance and debts incurred during the marriage. As in general, the existence of debt in marriage becomes a
problem when there is a divorce or one dies. This is why the marriage covenant is so important because if a
marriage agreement is not registered for ratification it will be a matter of common property, inheritance and
debts incurred during the marriage. The purpose of this research is to review and analyse the legal consequences
of marriage agreement deed that is not registered under Law No.1 Year 1974 on marriage agreements. The
research method used is a normative juridical research method focused on reviewing the application of laws on
marriage certificates stipulated in Law No. 1 of 1974. In this study it can be concluded that the validity of the
Marriage Agreement Act that is not registered under the provisions of article 29 of Law No. 1 of 1974
concerning Marriage Agreement is that the marriage agreement must be registered if it is not registered, then
the marriage agreement is only binding / valid for the parties who make it, namely the husband and wife
concerned.
Keywords: marriage law, registration of nuptial agreements, marital property, Decision of the Constitutional
Court of the Republic of Indonesia Number 69/PUU-XII/2015
1. INTRODUCTION
Marriage is an agreement between a man and a woman to
form a family, this can be seen in Law No. 1 of 1974 on
Marriage where in Article 1 which states that marriage is;
"Marriage is the inner birth bond between a man and a
woman as husband and wife with the aim of forming a happy
and eternal family based on the One True God."
Based on Article 1, the core understanding in marriage is
the inner birth bond between a man and a woman, where
between them is a close and noble relationship as a husband
and wife to live together and form a family based on the One
True God. From the sense of marriage as mentioned above,
it is very important for a country to regulate the marriage
itself given that the impact of a lasting and Happy marriage
will result in a strong family and in turn will be the driving
force in a country.
The birth of Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage provides legal
certainty for the people of Indonesia. The law on marriage
itself comes from the culture, groups and religions in
Indonesia and remains based on the diversity of ethnic and
cultural and customs of the Indonesian nation and certainly
applies to all groups and regions throughout the territory of
the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. With the
enactment of Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage, there has
been a legal unification in marriage in Indonesia. So that the
legal arrangements on marriage have the same applies to all
citizens.
Marriage itself has an important effect in the lives of the
parties who hold marriages (J. Satrio, 1993:28).
One of the legal consequences of marriage is the existence
of joint property or joint property in marriage. Law No. 1 of
1974 on Marriage has also regulated the joint property in
marriage, namely in Chapter VII, Article 35 to Article 37.
In Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage, joint property in
marriage is divided into:
1. Property of the husband or wife
The property of the husband or wife is the property that has
been owned by the husband or wife before the marriage and
the property obtained by the husband or wife throughout the
marriage which is derived from gifts or inheritance. For this
property Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage, in Article 36
paragraph (2) states;
"Concerning each other's property, husband and wife have
the full right to do legal deeds concerning their property."
As stated in the information above, it can be seen that the
assets of both the husband and wife have authority over their
assets.
This means that each party has full rights over each party's
property.
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