Article 958-2Distribution of the Estate to a Person with a Special Connection to the Decedent
第九百五十八条の二（特別縁故者に対する相続財産の分与）
In a case as referred to in the preceding Article, if the family court finds it to be reasonable and at the request of a person who shared living expenses with the decedent, who contributed to the medical treatment or care of the decedent, or who otherwise had a special connection with the decedent, the court may grant that person the residuum of the estate after liquidation, in whole or in part.
前条の場合において、相当と認めるときは、家庭裁判所は、被相続人と生計を同じくしていた者、被相続人の療養看護に努めた者その他被相続人と特別の縁故があった者の請求によって、これらの者に、清算後残存すべき相続財産の全部又は一部を与えることができる。
The request referred to in the preceding paragraph must be filed within three months of the expiration of the period referred to in Article 952, paragraph (2).
前項の請求は、第九百五十二条第二項の期間の満了後三箇月以内にしなければならない。