Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act

Adjudication cases regarding guardianship of a minor (meaning the adjudication cases regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, rows (70) through (83)) are subject to the jurisdiction of the family court which has jurisdiction over the place of domicile of a minor ward (in an adjudication case for the appointment of a person who is to be a guardian of a minor after the dissolution of an adoptive relationship, a person who is to be a minor ward).

The provisions of Article 118 apply mutatis mutandis to a minor ward in the following adjudication cases (including adjudication cases for a provisional order sought by designating the adjudication cases set forth in items (iii) and (v) as cases on the merits) (in the adjudication case set forth in item (i), the person who is to be a minor ward and adoptive parents):

an adjudication case for the appointment of a person who is to be a guardian of a minor after the dissolution of an adoptive relationship;

an adjudication case for the appointment of a guardian of a minor;

an adjudication case for the dismissal of a guardian of a minor (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (73); the same applies in Article 181);

an adjudication case for the appointment of a supervisor of a guardian of a minor (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (74));

an adjudication case for the dismissal of a supervisor of a guardian of a minor (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (76); the same applies in Article 181);

an adjudication case for the appointment of a special representative for a minor ward (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (79));

an adjudication case for the supervision of the affairs of the guardianship of a minor (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (81)); and

an adjudication case for a disposition regarding the administration of property offered to a minor ward by a third party (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (82); the same applies in Article 180).

When making the rulings set forth in the following items, the family court must hear statements from the persons specified respectively in these items (in item (i), excluding the petitioner):

a ruling of the appointment of a guardian of a minor or a supervisor of a guardian of a minor:the minor ward (limited to a minor ward of 15 years of age or older);

a ruling of the dismissal of a guardian of a minor:the guardian of a minor; and

a ruling of the dismissal of a supervisor of a guardian of a minor:the supervisor of a guardian of a minor.

When making the rulings set forth in the following items, the family court must hear the opinions of the persons specified respectively in these items:

the appointment of a person who is to be a guardian of a minor after the dissolution of an adoptive relationship or a guardian of a minor:the person who is to be a guardian of a minor; and

the appointment of a supervisor of a guardian of a minor:the person who is to be a supervisor of a guardian of a minor.

An immediate appeal may be filed against the rulings set forth in the following items by the persons specified respectively in these items:

a ruling to dismiss a petition for the appointment of a person who is to be a guardian of a minor after the dissolution of an adoptive relationship:the petitioner;

a ruling of the dismissal of a guardian of a minor:the guardian of a minor;

a ruling to dismiss a petition for the dismissal of a guardian of a minor:the petitioner, a supervisor of the guardian of a minor, as well as the minor ward and the minor's relative;

a ruling of the dismissal of a supervisor of a guardian of a minor:the supervisor of a guardian of a minor; and

a ruling to dismiss a petition for the dismissal of a supervisor of a guardian of a minor:the petitioner, as well as the minor ward and the minor's relative.

The provisions of Article 121 apply mutatis mutandis to the withdrawal of a petition for the appointment of a guardian of a minor; the provisions of Article 124 apply mutatis mutandis to the supervision of the affairs of the guardianship of a minor; and the provisions of Article 125 apply mutatis mutandis to an adjudication case for a disposition regarding the administration of property offered to a minor ward by a third party. In this case, the phrase "guardian of an adult under the provisions of Article 843, paragraph (2)" in Article 121, item (ii) is deemed to be replaced with "guardian of a minor under the provisions of Article 840, paragraph (1)" and the phrase "guardian of an adult under the provisions of Article 843, paragraph (3)" in Article 121, item (iii) is deemed to be replaced with "guardian of a minor under the provisions of Article 840, paragraph (2)".

The provisions of Article 127, paragraphs (1) through (4) apply mutatis mutandis to a provisional order sought by designating an adjudication case for the dismissal of a guardian of a minor or a supervisor of a guardian of a minor as a case on the merits.