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Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act

家事事件手続法(かじじけんてつづきほう)

Section 4 Adjudication Cases for the Appointment of a Special Representative for Receipt of a Manifestation of Intention and the Revocation Thereof

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第四節 意思表示の受領の特別代理人の選任及びその取消しの審判事件Changed

Article 149-2第百四十九条の二

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Article 149-2, paragraph (1)Added

An adjudication case for the appointment of a special representative for receipt of a manifestation of intention and the revocation thereof is subject to the jurisdiction of the family court which has jurisdiction over the place of domicile of the other party to the manifestation of intention.

意思表示の受領の特別代理人の選任及びその取消しの審判事件は、その意思表示の相手方の住所地を管轄する家庭裁判所の管轄に属する。

Article 149-2, paragraph (2)Added

A family court may, at any time, replace a special representative for receipt of a manifestation of intention.

家庭裁判所は、いつでも、意思表示の受領の特別代理人を改任することができる。

Article 149-2, paragraph (3)Added

When filing a petition for the appointment of a special representative for receipt of a manifestation of intention, the petitioner must prepay the amount specified by the family court as the procedural costs for the proceedings relating to the petition.

意思表示の受領の特別代理人の選任の申立てをするときは、申立人は、その申立てに係る手続の費用として家庭裁判所の定める金額を予納しなければならない。

Article 149-2, paragraph (4)Added

A family court may grant a reasonable remuneration to a special representative for receipt of a manifestation of intention, out of the amount prepaid pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

家庭裁判所は、前項の規定により予納された額の中から、相当な報酬を意思表示の受領の特別代理人に与えることができる。

Article 149-2, paragraph (5)Added

A person who has filed a petition for the appointment of a special representative for receipt of a manifestation of intention or for the revocation thereof may file an immediate appeal against a ruling to dismiss the person's petition.

意思表示の受領の特別代理人の選任又はその取消しの申立てをした者は、その申立てを却下する審判に対し、即時抗告をすることができる。

Article 149-2, paragraph (6)Added

The provisions of Article 644 of the Civil Code apply mutatis mutandis to a special representative for receipt of a manifestation of intention.

民法第六百四十四条の規定は、意思表示の受領の特別代理人について準用する。

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