Analisis Yuridis Tentang Perubahan Nama Dalam Penerbitan Akta Kelahiran Berdasarkan UU Nomor 24 Tahun 2013 Tentang Administrasi Kependudukan

Abstract

A birth certificate is proof of the birth of a child from a married couple that is legal in the eyes of the law. With a birth certificate, it will be easier for children to carry out activities in the community. It contains information regarding the identity of the child born, such as name, date of birth, names of parents, as well as the signature of the authorized official issued by the Population and Civil Registry Service, which is regulated in Article 1 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 23 of 2006 concerning Population Administration. The name itself is an important thing that proves a person’s status as a legal subject. From this name, it can be seen whose ancestry the person concerned is. Article 52 of Law Number 23 of 2006 concerning Population Administration stipulates that the change of name is carried out based on the applicant’s request to the local District Court. Then the name change must be registered with the civil registry that issues the civil registration certificate no later than 30 days after receiving a copy of the stipulating District Court decision. In this study, the authors used normative-empirical legal research methods. Where is the normative research method is the source of the data is a literature study conducted by the author. And the empirical research method is data obtained from attorneys related to unique cases of changing names based on interviews with the author, namely with Mrs. Risdalina SH, MH. Then what if the case is about a name and sex change? The position of a transsexual or transgender person in the eyes of the law is certain to change according to the Population Administration Act, which states that a person who has changed his gender must change his new identityon the condition that after receiving a court decision regarding the change in status to his new gender, Based on an interview with Mrs. Risdalina SH., MH., who is the legal representative on behalf of Suradi, he has a male gender and has submitted an application for a change of gender and a change of name. So based on the Court’s Decision by the Panel of Judges at the Rantau Prapat District Court No. 121/Pid.B/2013/PN-Rap, which decided on the determination of the gender application, in the eyes of the law, Sister Suratini, who was previously known by the name Suradi, was a woman.