The Registration of Marriages and Urgency After the Tsunami in Aceh

Jamaluddin, Jamaluddin and Ramziati, R and Faisal, Faisal and Jumadiah, Jumadiah (2019) The Registration of Marriages and Urgency After the Tsunami in Aceh. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 9 (4). pp. 129-137. ISSN 2201-1323

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Abstract

Marriage is a legal event that gives rights and obligations to a couple. it must be registered legally following the provisions of the law. A marriage is valid if it is done according to Article 2 of Law Number 1 of 1947 about Marriage. The objective of this study is to analyse the recordings post-tsunami marriages in Aceh. there are still many marriages are not recorded in the community after the tsunami disaster. This is qualitative research that used a socio-legal approach. The specific researh are Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, Middle Aceh, Bener Meriah and Meulaboh. It was found that the registration of marriages as an administrative requirement (to obtain legal recognition and citizens rights protection) Has not been understood clearly by Acehnese people. The research produced a model to strengthen the roles of the responsibilities of a Marriage Registration Assistent. This was done by means of the Marriage Registration Assistent collaborating with the village officials (RT). The unregistered marriages of residents was aggresively recorded and reported to the local KUA (the Office of Religius Affairs), in order to process them and get a marriage book.

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