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Chapter V Counsel and Assistants in Court
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Beyond a representative who may perform acts in court under laws and regulations, no person other than an attorney may serve as a counsel; provided, however, that in a family court, with its permission, a person who is not an attorney may be appointed as a counsel.
法令により裁判上の行為をすることができる代理人のほか、弁護士でなければ手続代理人となることができない。ただし、家庭裁判所においては、その許可を得て、弁護士でない者を手続代理人とすることができる。
The permission set forth in the proviso to the preceding paragraph may be revoked at any time.
前項ただし書の許可は、いつでも取り消すことができる。
When a person, whose capacity to participate in proceedings has been limited, intends to participate in proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Article 118 (including the cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to other provisions of this Act) or Article 252, paragraph (1), the presiding judge may, upon petition, appoint an attorney as the person's counsel when the presiding judge finds it to be necessary.
手続行為につき行為能力の制限を受けた者が第百十八条（この法律の他の規定において準用する場合を含む。）又は第二百五十二条第一項の規定により手続行為をしようとする場合において、必要があると認めるときは、裁判長は、申立てにより、弁護士を手続代理人に選任することができる。
Also when a person, whose capacity to participate in proceedings has been limited, does not file the petition set forth in the preceding paragraph, the presiding judge may order that an attorney be appointed as the person's counsel or appoint an attorney as the person's counsel by the presiding judge's own authority.
手続行為につき行為能力の制限を受けた者が前項の申立てをしない場合においても、裁判長は、弁護士を手続代理人に選任すべき旨を命じ、又は職権で弁護士を手続代理人に選任することができる。
The amount of remuneration to be paid by a person, whose capacity to participate in proceedings has been limited, to the attorney appointed as the person's counsel by the presiding judge pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs is to be such an amount as considered reasonable by the court.
前二項の規定により裁判長が手続代理人に選任した弁護士に対し手続行為につき行為能力の制限を受けた者が支払うべき報酬の額は、裁判所が相当と認める額とする。
A counsel, after being retained for a case, may participate in the proceedings concerning intervention, compulsory execution, and a provisional order, and may receive repayment of indebtedness.
手続代理人は、委任を受けた事件について、参加、強制執行及び保全処分に関する行為をし、かつ、弁済を受領することができる。
A counsel must be specially entrusted in order to perform the following acts; provided, however, that this does not apply when the counsel has been entrusted to file a petition for mediation of domestic relations or conduct other proceedings for mediation of domestic relations, and the counsel performs the procedural acts set forth in item (ii):
手続代理人は、次に掲げる事項については、特別の委任を受けなければならない。ただし、家事調停の申立てその他家事調停の手続の追行について委任を受けている場合において、第二号に掲げる手続行為をするときは、この限りでない。
withdrawal of a petition for adjudication of domestic relations or mediation of domestic relations;
家事審判又は家事調停の申立ての取下げ
making of an agreement under Article 268, paragraph (1) or Article 277, paragraph (1), item (i), acceptance of the proposed terms of mediation prescribed in Article 270, paragraph (1), or filing of a joint notification under Article 286, paragraph (8);
第二百六十八条第一項若しくは第二百七十七条第一項第一号の合意、第二百七十条第一項に規定する調停条項案の受諾又は第二百八十六条第八項の共同の申出
filing of an immediate appeal against a ruling, an appeal against a ruling under Article 94, paragraph (1) (including the cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 288), or a petition under Article 97, paragraph (2) (including the cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 288), or filing of an objection under Article 279, paragraph (1) or Article 286, paragraph (1);
審判に対する即時抗告、第九十四条第一項（第二百八十八条において準用する場合を含む。）の抗告、第九十七条第二項（第二百八十八条において準用する場合を含む。）の申立て又は第二百七十九条第一項若しくは第二百八十六条第一項の異議
withdrawal of the appeal (including an immediate appeal), petition, or objection set forth in the preceding item; and
前号の抗告（即時抗告を含む。）、申立て又は異議の取下げ
appointment of a representative.
代理人の選任
No limitation may be imposed on the authority of representation vested in a counsel; provided, however, that this does not apply to a counsel who is not an attorney.
手続代理人の代理権は、制限することができない。ただし、弁護士でない手続代理人については、この限りでない。
The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs do not preclude a representative who is authorized to perform acts in court under laws and regulations from exercising the authority.
前三項の規定は、法令により裁判上の行為をすることができる代理人の権限を妨げない。
The termination of a counsel's authority of representation does not become effective unless the principal or the principal's representative gives notice to that effect to the other party in cases for adjudication of domestic relations (limited to cases regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 2) and cases for mediation of domestic relations, or unless the principal or the principal's representative gives notice to that effect to the court in other domestic relations cases.
手続代理人の代理権の消滅は、家事審判事件（別表第二に掲げる事項についてのものに限る。）及び家事調停事件においては本人又は代理人から他方の当事者に、その他の家事事件においては本人又は代理人から裁判所に通知しなければ、その効力を生じない。
The provisions of Article 34 (excluding paragraph (3)) and Article 56 through Article 58 (excluding Article 58, paragraph (3)) of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to a counsel and the counsel's authority of representation.
民事訴訟法第三十四条（第三項を除く。）及び第五十六条から第五十八条まで（同条第三項を除く。）の規定は、手続代理人及びその代理権について準用する。
The provisions of Article 60 of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to an assistant in court in the proceedings of domestic relations cases.
家事事件の手続における補佐人については、民事訴訟法第六十条の規定を準用する。