Analysis About Position and Distribution of Assets in Family That Do Not Have Children According to Nias Customary Law

(Study in Banuagea Village, Tuhemberua District, North Nias Regency)

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10.2991/978-2-494069-23-7_15How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Customary Law; Inheritance; Nias; Banuagea Village

Abstract

Customary inheritance law is related to customary rules and instructions in the process of passing on and distributing inheritance from generation to generation, so it is closely related to inheritance issues. In the distribution of an inheritance, there are three basic elements: the existence of an heir; the presence of an heir; and the possession of an inheritance. The application of customary inheritance law can be seen in this study. The authors conducted research on the distribution of inheritance without heirs in the Nias community, where there are families who do not have children as successors of inheritance, causing conflicts between families and even criminal acts. This study uses a socio-legal approach, namely a legal research approach that uses the assistance of social sciences so that it can explore data and information as much as possible about how the position and process of dividing the inheritance of families who do not have children according to Nias customary law in Banuagea Village, District, Tuhemberua, North Nias Regency. The process of distributing family inheritance in Banuagea Village, Tuhemberua District, North Nias Regency is carried out in a family manner to carry out joint deliberation involving the family of a man who has no children, traditional authority and village chief.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rismawati Gea
AU  - Siti Chadijah
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/09
TI  - Analysis About Position and Distribution of Assets in Family That Do Not Have Children According to Nias Customary Law
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Law Studies (INCOLS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 158
EP  - 167
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-23-7_15
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-23-7_15
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