The position of adopted children in Batak Karo customary inheritance law

Adopted children are heirs whose position is the same as biological children, but adopted children are only heirs to the acquired property/joint property of their adoptive parents, while for ancestral property, adopted children are not entitled.

What is meant by ancestral property or customary goods are immovable customary goods and also animals or clothes that are expensive.

Customary goods or ancestral property are goods belonging to the father's clan or related. Customary goods include: land (fields), gardens, houses or jabu have pieces of traditional houses, jambur
or sapo is a place to store rice from several families and also materials for construction, such as ijuk, bamboo, wood, and so on. Adopted children have the right to inherit property from their adoptive parents and adopted children do not have the right to inherit the original property of their adoptive parents because they will also become heirs of their biological parents.

The Position of Adopted Children in Karo Batak Customary Inheritance Law
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The Process of Implementing Batak Karo Customary Inheritance Law

The implementation of Batak Karo customary inheritance law for adopted children is carried out by deliberation. In Batak Karo customary inheritance law, deliberation is a forum for discussion and decision-making involving all heirs who are entitled to receive Batak Karo customary inheritance rights. The deliberation process begins by inviting all heirs.

After all the heirs have gathered, they will deliberate on the distribution of Batak Karo customary inheritance rights that will be used. In Batak Karo Customary Inheritance Law, deliberation is not just a decision-making process, but also a part of the tradition and culture of the Batak Karo community. Deliberation is considered an original tradition of indigenous people in rural areas and has values ​​that are passed down from generation to generation. However, it should be remembered that the deliberation process in the Distribution of Inheritance Rights of Batak Karo Customary Law can vary depending on the decisions and agreements reached by the heirs involved.