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by 23 June 2027, on a day set by

Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act

家事事件手続法（かじじけんてつづきほう）

Amended by

Act Partially Amending the Civil Code, etc.

民法等の一部を改正する法律

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On a day set by , no later than 23 June 2027 — the amending law allows up to one year from . The exact day is not fixed yet.

The same amending law also changes

4 provisions changed

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Article 211 · (Preparation of Records)第二百十一条（調書の作成）

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  • ChangedArticle 211, paragraph (1)Every wording

    A court clerk must prepare a record regarding the probate of a will, etc. (meaning a will, etc. prescribed in Article 1004, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code; the same applies in the following Article).

    裁判所書記官は、遺言書等（民法第千四条第一項に規定する遺言書等をいう。次条において同じ。）の検認について、調書を作成しなければならない。

    Act No. 53 of 2023 changes it again, by .

Article 212 · (Restrictions on the Withdrawal of Petitions)第二百十二条（申立ての取下げの制限）

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  • ChangedArticle 212, paragraph (1)

    A petition for the confirmation of a will or probate of a will, etc. may not be withdrawn without permission from the family court, even before a ruling is made.

    遺言の確認又は遺言書等の検認の申立ては、審判がされる前であっても、家庭裁判所の許可を得なければ、取り下げることができない。

Article 214 · (Immediate Appeals)第二百十四条（即時抗告）

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  • ChangedArticle 214, paragraph (1), item (ii)

    a ruling to dismiss a petition for the confirmation of a will:the witness who attends the making of a will, a person who has received the transmission under Article 979-2, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Civil Code, and an interested party;

    遺言の確認の申立てを却下する審判　遺言に立ち会った証人、民法第九百七十九条の二第一項第二号の規定による送信を受けた者及び利害関係人

Appended Table 1別表第一

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  • ChangedAppended Table 1Every wording
    RowMatterLegal basis
    (119 rows this amendment leaves as they were are not shown)
    Wills
    102Confirmation of a willArticle 976, paragraph (4) and Article 979, paragraph (3) of the Civilof the Civil Code (including the cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 976-2, paragraph (6) of the Code), Article 979, paragraph (3), and Article 979-2, paragraph (5) of the Code
    103Probate of a willProbate of a will, etc.Article 1004, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code
    104Appointment of an executorArticle 1010 of the Civil Code
    (41 rows this amendment leaves as they were are not shown)
    項事項根拠となる法律の規定
    (119 rows this amendment leaves as they were are not shown)
    遺言
    百二遺言の確認民法第九百七十六条第四項及び第九百七十九条第三項（同法第九百七十六条の二第六項において準用する場合を含む。）、第九百七十九条第三項及び第九百七十九条の二第五項
    百三遺言書の検認遺言書等の検認民法第千四条第一項
    百四遺言執行者の選任民法第千十条
    (41 rows this amendment leaves as they were are not shown)

    Act No. 53 of 2023 changes it again, by . One more amendment changes it after that.