Legal Protection of Adopted Children Based on Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection

Perlindungan Hukum Terhadap Anak Angkat Berdasarkan Undang Undang Nomor 23 Tahun 2002 Tentang Perlindungan Anak

Abstract

Legal protection for children can be interpreted as an effort to protect the law against various freedoms and human rights of children as well as various interests related to the welfare of children. In carrying out the guidance, development and protection of children, it is necessary to have the role of the community through child protection institutions, religious institutions, non-governmental organizations, community organizations, social organizations, the business world, mass media and educational institutions. Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection has emphasized that the responsibilities of parents, families, communities, governments, and the state are a series of activities that are carried out continuously for the protection of children's rights. Efforts to protect children need to be carried out as early as possible, from the time the fetus is in the womb until the child is 18 (eighteen) years old. This is based on the conception of child protection that is complete, comprehensive, and comprehensive. Therefore, adoption or adoption is part of the legal substance of child protection which has become part of the law that lives and develops in society in accordance with different customs and motivations as well as legal feelings that live and develop in each region.