Changes by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
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 items (i) through (iii), excluding the petitioner); provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who is or is to be an adult under guardianship if it is impossible to hear their statements due to the mental or physical disability of the adult under guardianship:
家庭裁判所は、次の各号に掲げる審判をする場合には、当該各号に定める者（第一号から第三号までにあっては、申立人を除く。）の陳述を聴かなければならない。ただし、成年被後見人となるべき者及び成年被後見人については、その者の心身の障害によりその者の陳述を聴くことができないときは、この限りでない。
Changes by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
a ruling of the commencement of guardianship:the person who is to be an adult under guardianship;
後見開始の審判 成年被後見人となるべき者
Changes and moves to item (vii) by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
a ruling to revoke a ruling of the commencement of guardianship (limited to the case under the provisions of Article 10 of the Civil Code):the adult under guardianship and a guardian of that adult;
後見開始の審判の取消しの審判（民法第十条の規定による場合に限る。） 成年被後見人及び成年後見人
Changes and moves to item (xii) by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
a ruling of the appointment of a guardian of an adult or supervisor of a guardian of an adult:the person who is or is to be an adult under guardianship;
成年後見人又は成年後見監督人の選任の審判 成年被後見人となるべき者又は成年被後見人
Changes and moves to item (xiii) by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
a ruling of the dismissal of a guardian of an adult:the guardian of an adult;
成年後見人の解任の審判 成年後見人
Changes and moves to item (xiv) by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
a ruling of the dismissal of a supervisor of a guardian of an adult:the supervisor of a guardian of an adult; and
成年後見監督人の解任の審判 成年後見監督人
Changes and moves to item (xv) by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
a ruling of the commission of delivery of a postal item, etc. addressed to an adult under guardianship:the adult under guardianship.
成年被後見人に宛てた郵便物等の配達の嘱託の審判 成年被後見人
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:
家庭裁判所は、次の各号に掲げる審判をする場合には、当該各号に定める者の意見を聴かなければならない。
Changes and moves to item (ii) by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
a ruling of the appointment of a guardian of an adult:the person who is to be a guardian of an adult; and
成年後見人の選任の審判 成年後見人となるべき者
Changes and moves to item (iii) by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
a ruling of the appointment of a supervisor of a guardian of an adult:the person who is to be a supervisor of a guardian of an adult.
成年後見監督人の選任の審判 成年後見監督人となるべき者
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postal item, etc.machine translation
「郵便物等」
Mail (郵便物), or a correspondence item (信書便物) as Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Act on Correspondence Delivery by Private Business Operators defines it, addressed to an adult ward (成年被後見人).
Short name set inArticle 118, paragraph (1), item (viii)