Changes by (Act No. 53 of 2023)
When it is found to be difficult for a party to appear due to living in a remote place or on any other grounds, if the party has submitted a document stating that the party accepts the proposed terms of mediation presented in advance by a mediation committee (if the proceedings for mediation of domestic relations are conducted by a sole judge, the judge; the same applies in the following Article and Article 272, paragraph (1)), and the other party has appeared on a date for the proceedings for mediation of domestic relations and accepted the proposed terms for mediation, it is deemed that both parties have reached an agreement.
当事者が遠隔の地に居住していることその他の事由により出頭することが困難であると認められる場合において、その当事者があらかじめ調停委員会（裁判官のみで家事調停の手続を行う場合にあっては、その裁判官。次条及び第二百七十二条第一項において同じ。）から提示された調停条項案を受諾する旨の書面を提出し、他の当事者が家事調停の手続の期日に出頭して当該調停条項案を受諾したときは、当事者間に合意が成立したものとみなす。
Changes and moves to paragraph (3) by (Act No. 53 of 2023)
The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply to a mediation case regarding divorce or dissolution of an adoptive relationship.
前項の規定は、離婚又は離縁についての調停事件については、適用しない。
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