A petition for mediation of domestic relations must be filed by submitting a written petition (referred to as a "written petition for mediation of domestic relations" in the following paragraph and the following Article) to a family court.
A written petition for mediation of domestic relations must state the following matters:
家事調停の申立書には、次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。
the party (parties) and the legal representative(s); and
当事者及び法定代理人
the object of and reasons for the petition.
申立ての趣旨及び理由
An immediate appeal may be filed against a ruling to dismiss a petition for mediation of domestic relations as unlawful.
家事調停の申立てを不適法として却下する審判に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。
Changes by (Act No. 53 of 2023)
The provisions of Article 49, paragraphs (3) through (6) and Article 50 (excluding the proviso to paragraph (1)) apply mutatis mutandis to a petition for mediation of domestic relations. In this case, the term "paragraph (2)" in Article 49, paragraph (4) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 255, paragraph (2)".
第四十九条第三項から第六項まで及び第五十条（第一項ただし書を除く。）の規定は、家事調停の申立てについて準用する。この場合において、第四十九条第四項中「第二項」とあるのは、「第二百五十五条第二項」と読み替えるものとする。
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「家事調停の申立書」
In Articles 255 and 256, the written petition a person must submit to the family court to ask for mediation of domestic relations (家事調停).
Short name set inArticle 255, paragraph (1)· applies only in this provision and in Article 255, paragraph (2); and Article 256