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Article 159Postponement of Expiration of Prescription Period of Rights Between Husband and Wife

第百五十九条(夫婦間の権利の時効の完成猶予)

With respect to rights which the husband or wife has vis-a-vis the other spouse, the prescription period does not expire until six months have passed from the time of the dissolution of their marriage.

夫婦の一方が他の一方に対して有する権利については、婚姻の解消の時から六箇月を経過するまでの間は、時効は、完成しない。

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