Abstract
Supreme Court Verdict No. 179 K/Sip/ 1961 states that son and daughter have equal portion of inheritance. Then, the Supreme Court Verdict No. 100 K/Sip/1967 stated that a widow is the recipient of her deceased husband’s legacy. The research formulates the following questions; What is the status of a daughter and widow in relation to the inheritance of her parent/ husband legacy in Karo communities after the Supreme Court Verdict No. 179 K/Sip/ 1961 and Supreme Court Verdict No. 100 K/Sip/ 1967 that have been implemented? How does the inheritance law develop recently? These questions will be addressed empirically by a descriptive analytical method. The shift of adat inheritance law occurs post Supreme Court Verdict No. 179 K/Sip/ 1961 which puts the equal right for both son and daughter. Besides, the post Supreme Court Verdict No. 100 K/Sip/ 1967 states the widow is the recipient of her deceased husband’s legacy.Keywords : Karo adat inheritance law, daughter/widow, Supreme Court Verdict
Highlights
Till present, there is no national inheritance law nor legislation that regulates inheritance
No 100 K/Sip/1967, which describes the development of Karo Adat Inheritance Law, analyze the problems arising around Karo Adat inheritance Law in detail and subsequently draw con12
The legal system on inheritance in Indonesia is called plural due to co-governing legal systems. They comprise adat law, Islamic law, western law. These three legal system are applied by people simultaneously
Summary
There is no national inheritance law nor legislation that regulates inheritance. “Pengakuan Hukum Terhadap Hak Ulayat Masyarakat Hukum Adat dan Hambatan Implementasinya”, online-journal.unja.ac.id, Jambi: Faculty of Law Universitas Jambi, page 3. Her husband, both widowed wife of the first, second and so on. Verdict referred to confront the Karo adat inheritance laws by stating that the share of girls as an heir equals to boys and widows are entitled to inherit from the estate of her husband who died.. Jurisprudence Reg. 179 K/Sip/1961 dated October 23, 1961 stated that the Supreme Court considers a law that lives in Indonesia, so does in Tanah Karo, that girls and boys from a legacy of the deceased entitled to inherit the deceased’s wealth. No 100 K/Sip/1967; and second, how is the development of heritage elements in Karo people today
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