Validity Analysis on Polahi Tribe Incest in Gorontalo Based on Law of Marriage Number 1 of 1974

In this thesis, the author raises the issue of incest marriage in the Polahi tribe based on Law Number 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage. The problem in this thesis is to analyze the validity of incest marriage in the Polahi tribe based on the Marriage Law. Inbreeding is a taboo thing to do, especially in Indonesia, but at the present time inbreeding is a common thing to do marked by the number of incest marriages that occur. There are national laws and religious laws that forbid incest marriage. However, the number of incest marriages that occur makes the rules and reality not in line, this results in incest marriages that are declared null and void by law which means the relationship is null and void by itself because it has violated Islamic law or the established laws, in accordance with what regulated in Article 22 of the Marriage Law states that marriages that do not meet marital conditions can be canceled that is also strengthened by Article 37 Government Regulation Number 9 of 1975 concerning the Implementation of Marriage Law. Regarding children resulting from inbreeding, it is stated that the child outside of marriage or illegitimate child, and regarding the inheritance of the child outside marriage, only has a civilization that raises rights and obligations and inherits from his mother and does not have a civil status with his father.