The Role and Responsibilities of the Notary in Making a Deed of Post-Wedding Marriage Agreement: Study at the Mataram Regional Notary Office, Indonesia

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the mechanism for making marriage agreement deeds before and after marriage in the Mataram Region and explore the role and responsibilities of Notaries in making post-nuptial marriage agreement deeds. The research method used is an empirical normative legal research method. The approaches used are a statutory approach, a conceptual approach, and a sociological approach. The results of the research obtained by the author, first, are related to the mechanism for making pre- and post-nuptial marriage agreement deeds in the Mataram area, namely the process of making the first marriage agreement deed, namely making a marriage agreement deed before the date the marriage takes place by Article 147 of the Civil Code, register the marriage agreement deed with the District Court by Article 152 of the Civil Code, Ratify the marriage agreement deed by a marriage registration officer from the Population and Civil Registry Office by Article 29 § 1 of Law No 1 1974 concerning marriage. There is no significant difference regarding the preparation of marriage agreements before and after marriage. The following research results formulate the role and responsibilities of a Notary in making post-nuptial marriage agreement deeds based on Article 15 of the Answer Law. Notaries play a role in doing authentic deeds and providing counselling, especially regarding marriage agreements. The notary's responsibilities are stated explicitly in Article 65 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia No 2 of 2014 concerning Amendments to Law Number 30 of 2004 concerning Notary Positions.

Keywords

• role
• responsibilities of notary
• marriage agreement