Changes by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
A family court may not make a ruling of the appointment of a supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian for making a voluntary guardianship contract effective unless it hears the opinion of a physician or any other appropriate person concerning the mental state of the principal.
家庭裁判所は、本人の精神の状況につき医師その他適当な者の意見を聴かなければ、任意後見契約の効力を発生させるための任意後見監督人の選任の審判をすることができない。
principal
「本人」
In the section on voluntary guardianship cases, the principal (本人) as Article 2, item (ii) of the Act on the Voluntary Guardianship Contract defines it: the person who entrusts their affairs to another under a voluntary guardianship contract (任意後見契約).
Short name set inArticle 217, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section