LEGAL CONSEQUENCES FOR PERPETRATORS OF MIXED MARRIAGES OF CITIZENSHIP ACCORDING TO LAW NUMBER 1 OF 1974 CONCERNING MARRIAGE

Abstract

The development of society from day to day causes marriages to occur between people who have different legal systems. This marriage is called mixed marriage. The attitude of people who are increasingly open to cultures that come from outside their environment has an impact on the occurrence of mixed marriages of different nationalities. This study aims to find out what the legality of mixed marriages is, what are the requirements and documents and what are the legal consequences of having mixed marriages based on Law No. 1 of 1974. The research method used is a type of normative juridical legal approach with primary legal material, namely laws law, secondary legal material which provides an explanation of primary legal material, then performs data processing with a literature survey and further processed qualitatively. The results of the study are that mixed marriages are legal if they are carried out according to the laws of each religion and belief and are registered at the KUA or Civil Office. By completing the requirements as stipulated in Article 6 of Law Number 1 of 1974. As well as the consequences for perpetrators of mixed marriages, namely the determination of citizenship which is regulated in Law Number 12 of 2006.