Changes by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
When a minor or adult under guardianship has no legal representative or the legal representative of the minor or adult under guardianship is unable to exercise their authority of representation, and when this is likely to delay the proceedings of a domestic relations case and thereby cause damage, the presiding judge may appoint a special representative upon the petition of an interested party or by its own authority.
裁判長は、未成年者又は成年被後見人について、法定代理人がない場合又は法定代理人が代理権を行うことができない場合において、家事事件の手続が遅滞することにより損害が生ずるおそれがあるときは、利害関係人の申立てにより又は職権で、特別代理人を選任することができる。
A judicial decision of the appointment of a special representative is made based on a prima facie showing.
特別代理人の選任の裁判は、疎明に基づいてする。
The court may replace a special representative with another at any time.
裁判所は、いつでも特別代理人を改任することができる。
Changes by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
In order to participate in proceedings, a special representative must have the same powers as a guardian delegated to the special representative.
特別代理人が手続行為をするには、後見人と同一の授権がなければならない。
An immediate appeal may be filed against a judicial decision to dismiss the petition set forth in paragraph (1).
第一項の申立てを却下する裁判に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。
domestic relations cases
「家事事件」
A case of adjudication of domestic relations (家事審判) or of mediation of domestic relations (家事調停): the family matters whose procedure this Act governs.
Short name set inArticle 1, paragraph (1)
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「手続行為」
An act a person performs in the proceedings of a domestic relations case (家事事件).
Short name set inArticle 17, paragraph (1)