Juridical Review of Interfaith Marriages and Its Legal Consequences Regarding Inheritance Sharing

Abstract

. This research is useful in understanding the legality of interfaith marriage in Indonesia under positive law, as well as the distribution of inheritance for married couples of various religions under Islamic law. This study uses a qualitative approach with normative legal research and analytical methods with literature studies. According to affirmative Indonesian law in article 2 paragraph (1) in combination with article 8 letter (f) of Legality No. 1 of 1974, the law of interfaith marriage is not permitted. Marriage is illegal between two persons in a relationship whose religion or other applicable restrictions prohibit them from marrying, according to the article. The partition of inheritance between husband and wife of various religions still permits married couples of different faiths to inherit from one of the spouses who died using a will, according to Islam.