Forum Shopping and Shopping Forums: Dispute Processing in a Minangkabau Village in West Sumatra

Abstract

Principally, dispute settlement of estate distribution on Minangkabau People is done by deliberation. If its settlement through deliberation is failed, an effort to solve the dispute through court needs to be conducted. This paper studies first, how is the opinion of judicial institution in the dispute of estate distribution on Minangkabau people; second, how is the implication of estate distribution on Minangkabau people after judge's verdict. This is normative research with statute approach and case approach. The result of this research shows that there is possibility of judicial insti-tution's verdict in the dispute settlement of estate distribution which is contradicted with adat law of Minangkabau (Matrilineal kinship). However, if it is seen from legal perspective, estate distribution of Minangkabau people after judge's verdict can be a breakthrough that is able to change the value of old adat law into the new one. Abstrak Secara prinsip, penyelesaian sengketa pembagian harta waris Masyarakat Minangkabau dilakukan se-cara musyawarah mufakat. Jika penyelesaiannya secara musyawarah mufakat gagal, maka diperlukan upaya untuk menyelesaikan sengketa melalaui pengadilan. Tulisan ini mengkaji pertama, bagaimana pendapat lembaga peradilan dalam sengketa pembagian harta waris pada masyarakat Minangkabau; Kedua, bagaimanakah implikasi pembagian harta waris pada masyarakat Minangkabau pasca putusan hakim. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian normatif dengan pendekatan perundang-undangan dan pendekatan kasus. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat kemungkinan putusan lembaga per-adilan dalam penyelesaian sengketa pembagian harta waris bertentangan dengan hukum adat Minang-kabau (kekerabatan Matrilineal). Namun apabila dicermati dari perpektif hukum, pembagian harta waris Minangkabau pasca putusan hakim dapat menjadi terobosan yang dapat merubah nilai hukum adat yang lama ke arah nilai hukum adat yang baru. Kata Kunci : penyelesaian sengketa, pembagian harta waris, kekerabatan matrilineal.

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