Moves to Article 3-14, paragraph (1) by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
The court has jurisdiction over a case for mediation of domestic relations if the case falls under any of the following items:
裁判所は、家事調停事件について、次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、管轄権を有する。
Moves to Article 3-14, paragraph (1), item (i) by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
the Japanese courts have jurisdiction over matters in litigation or for adjudication of domestic relations, for which mediation is sought;
当該調停を求める事項についての訴訟事件又は家事審判事件について日本の裁判所が管轄権を有するとき。
Moves to Article 3-14, paragraph (1), item (ii) by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
the respondent is domiciled in Japan (or resides in Japan if the respondent has no domicile or the respondent's domicile is unknown); or
相手方の住所（住所がない場合又は住所が知れない場合には、居所）が日本国内にあるとき。
Moves to Article 3-14, paragraph (1), item (iii) by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
the parties make an agreement that they may file a petition for mediation of domestic relations in the Japanese courts.
当事者が日本の裁判所に家事調停の申立てをすることができる旨の合意をしたとき。
Moves to Article 3-14, paragraph (2) by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
The provisions of Article 3-7, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to the agreement referred to in item (iii) of the preceding paragraph.
民事訴訟法第三条の七第二項及び第三項の規定は、前項第三号の合意について準用する。
Moves to Article 3-14, paragraph (3) by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
The provisions of paragraph (1) (limited to the parts concerning items (ii) and (iii)) do not apply to mediation cases regarding matters for which actions concerning personal status prescribed in Article 2 of the Personal Status Litigation Act (Act No. 109 of 2003) (excluding an action for divorce and an action for the dissolution of an adoptive relationship) may be filed.
人事訴訟法（平成十五年法律第百九号）第二条に規定する人事に関する訴え（離婚及び離縁の訴えを除く。）を提起することができる事項についての調停事件については、第一項（第二号及び第三号に係る部分に限る。）の規定は、適用しない。
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