Check your family’s inheritance rights
Before promising a particular share, ask which relatives have inheritance rights and how those rights affect your wishes.
Estate planning and inheritance in Indonesia.
Preparing a will or dealing with an inheritance? Find out what to ask an Indonesian notary and which records your family will need.
Talk to a notary about who you want to provide for
Bring a list of your assets and the people you want to inherit. Tell the notary about your marriage, children, religion and any family customs: civil, Islamic and adat inheritance rules can affect the shares you can leave.
Ask the notary to explain the form of will you need and how it will be reported to the Ministry of Law’s wills registry. Keep the original documents safe and tell someone you trust where to find them.
Check the title to your home or land
Bring the land certificate and ownership details. Ask a notary or PPAT (land deed official) what documents and registration a transfer will need.
Understand gifts made during your lifetime
A hibah transfers ownership while you are alive. Ask about consent, tax and inheritance consequences before giving an asset away.
If someone has passed away in Indonesia
Step 01
Collect family and property records
Gather the death certificate, marriage and birth records, family details, land certificates, bank information and debts.
Step 02
Ask a notary to check for a will
Locate any original will or deeds. Ask the notary to check the Ministry of Law’s wills registry.
Step 03
Confirm who can inherit
Ask which proof of heirship the banks and land office will accept. You may need an inheritance statement or a court determination; Muslim inheritance matters may involve the Religious Courts.
Step 04
Arrange each transfer
Ask each bank what it needs. For land, confirm the deed and registration requirements with a notary or PPAT. Settle debts and taxes, and keep a record of the distribution.
Indonesia questions
Ask an Indonesian notary or lawyer to check your family’s circumstances. Your religion, family relationships and adat connections can affect whether civil, Islamic or customary rules apply and which court can help.