Legal Ground in General In Indonesia, foreigners are not allowed to legally own freehold title (Hak Milik) in landed property. In accordance with Article 21 (1) of Law number 5…

A guardian is a person or legal entity that perform the duty of child custody as a parent toward a child. He/she is entitled to represent it in or outside…

The laws and regulation in Indonesia recognize two (2) types of public and private adoption. Public adoption is applicable in the event, the child was abandoned or neglected by his/her…

In Indonesia, according to the 1974 Marriage Law, the marriage is legal if it is performed according to your religion affiliation. You need to have the same religion with your…

A child is born out of wedlock when its mother was pregnant by a man without any legal marriage in Indonesia. It’s a simple definition indeed, but we have broader…

Child born out of wedlock in Indonesia has some key issues in its proceedings. If you have a child born out of legitimate marriage, you should know these and make…

Guardianship of a child in Indonesia is applicable when the marriage of the parents is still intact. It is transferable to a certain parties, but not to a company. It…