Legal memorandum is formal, polish, and comprehensive written to
answer legal question of the problematic obligation of the biological parents to
the neglect of the child. The writing of this legal memorandum is based on
normative legal research with the search for legislation, conceptual approaches
and case approaches. Problematic obligation of biological parents to the neglect
of children, based on Indonesian law especially Law number 1 of 1974 on
Marriage and Law Number 35 of 2014 on changes to Law Number 23 of 2002 on
Child protection in order to fulfill the child’s rights and achieve legal certainty,
parental obligation to the child is parenting, nurturing, educating, and protecting
the child. Families to the third degree can take over responsibility when the
parents is unable to fulfill his or her obligations to the child. The government has
a responsibility in preventing the neglect of children by the parents by conducting
appropriate legislative and administrative efforts. Thus the rights of the child as
mandated in the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia year 1945 with
reference to the convention of the Right of the Child can be fulfilled.