Changes by (Act No. 53 of 2023)
With regard to the examination of evidence in proceedings for adjudication of domestic relations, the provisions of Part II, Chapter 4, Sections 1 through 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure (excluding Articles 179 and 182, Article 185, paragraph (3), Articles 187 through 189, Article 205, paragraph (2), Article 207, paragraph (2), Article 208, Article 215, paragraph (2), Article 224 (including the cases applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 229, paragraph (2) and Article 232, paragraph (1) of the Code), Article 227, paragraph (2), Article 229, paragraph (4) and Article 232-2 of the Code) apply mutatis mutandis. In this case, the phrase "the information given in a paper document under paragraph (1), or the information recorded in the court's computer files or the information recorded in a recording medium under the preceding paragraph" in Article 205, paragraph (3) of the Code and the phrase "the information detailed in a document under paragraph (1), or the information recorded in the court's computer files pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) or the particulars recorded in a recording medium as referred to in that paragraph" in Article 215, paragraph (4) of the Code are deemed to be replaced with "information"; in Article 231-2, paragraph (2) of the Code, the phrase "a recording medium on which the electronic or magnetic record has been recorded or by using an Electronic Data Processing System as specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court" is deemed to be replaced with "a recording medium on which the electronic or magnetic record has been recorded"; and in Article 231-3, paragraph (2) of the Code, the phrase "submitting or sending a recording medium on which the electronic or magnetic record has been stored or by using an Electronic Data Processing System as specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court" is deemed to be replaced with "submitting or sending a recording medium on which the electronic or magnetic record has been stored".
家事審判の手続における証拠調べについては、民事訴訟法第二編第四章第一節から第六節までの規定（同法第百七十九条、第百八十二条、第百八十五条第三項、第百八十七条から第百八十九条まで、第二百五条第二項、第二百七条第二項、第二百八条、第二百十五条第二項、第二百二十四条（同法第二百二十九条第二項及び第二百三十二条第一項において準用する場合を含む。）、第二百二十七条第二項、第二百二十九条第四項及び第二百三十二条の二の規定を除く。）を準用する。この場合において、同法第二百五条第三項中「事項又は前項の規定によりファイルに記録された事項若しくは同項の記録媒体に記録された事項」とあり、及び同法第二百十五条第四項中「事項又は第二項の規定によりファイルに記録された事項若しくは同項の記録媒体に記録された事項」とあるのは「事項」と、同法第二百三十一条の二第二項中「方法又は最高裁判所規則で定める電子情報処理組織を使用する方法」とあるのは「方法」と、同法第二百三十一条の三第二項中「若しくは送付し、又は最高裁判所規則で定める電子情報処理組織を使用する」とあるのは「又は送付する」と読み替えるものとする。
An immediate appeal under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph has the effect of a stay of execution.
If a party falls under any of the following items, the family court punishes the party by a non-criminal fine of up to 200,000 yen:
当事者が次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、家庭裁判所は、二十万円以下の過料に処する。
when the party does not comply with an order to submit issued under the provisions of Article 223, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure (including the cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 231 and Article 231-3, paragraph (1) of the Code) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (1), or where the party, without justifiable grounds, does not comply with an order to submit issued under the provisions of Article 223, paragraph (1) of the Code as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 232, paragraph (1) of the Code as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (1); or
第一項において準用する民事訴訟法第二百二十三条第一項（同法第二百三十一条及び第二百三十一条の三第一項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による提出の命令に従わないとき、又は正当な理由なく第一項において準用する同法第二百三十二条第一項において準用する同法第二百二十三条第一項の規定による提示の命令に従わないとき。
when the party, for the purpose of obstructing the examination of documentary evidence, causes a document that must be submitted under the provisions of Article 220 of the Code of Civil Procedure (including the cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 231 and Article 231-3, paragraph (1) of the Code) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (1) (including an object equivalent to a document as prescribed in Article 231 of the Code and an electronic or magnetic record as prescribed in Article 231-2 of the Code) to be lost or otherwise renders it unusable, or where the party, for the purpose of obstructing observation, causes the subject matter of the observation to be lost or otherwise renders it unusable.
書証を妨げる目的で第一項において準用する民事訴訟法第二百二十条（同法第二百三十一条及び第二百三十一条の三第一項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定により提出の義務がある文書（同法第二百三十一条に規定する文書に準ずる物件及び同法第二百三十一条の二に規定する電磁的記録を含む。）を滅失させ、その他これを使用することができないようにしたとき、又は検証を妨げる目的で検証の目的を滅失させ、その他これを使用することができないようにしたとき。
If a party falls under any of the following items, the family court punishes them by a non-criminal fine of up to 100,000 yen:
当事者が次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、家庭裁判所は、十万円以下の過料に処する。
when the party, without justifiable grounds, does not comply with an order to submit issued under the provisions of Article 223, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 229, paragraph (2) of the Code (including the cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 231 of the Code) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (1);
正当な理由なく第一項において準用する民事訴訟法第二百二十九条第二項（同法第二百三十一条において準用する場合を含む。）において準用する同法第二百二十三条第一項の規定による提出の命令に従わないとき。
when the party causes a document or any other object, which shows a person's handwriting or an impression of a seal to be used for comparison, to be lost or otherwise renders it unusable, for the purpose of obstructing the use for comparison; or
対照の用に供することを妨げる目的で対照の用に供すべき筆跡又は印影を備える文書その他の物件を滅失させ、その他これを使用することができないようにしたとき。
when the party, without justifiable grounds, does not comply with an order issued under the provisions of Article 229, paragraph (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure (including the cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 231 of the Code) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (1), or where the party writes letters to be used for comparison under the order, with a style of handwriting that is different from the party's own.
第一項において準用する民事訴訟法第二百二十九条第三項（同法第二百三十一条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による決定に正当な理由なく従わないとき、又は当該決定に係る対照の用に供すべき文字を書体を変えて筆記したとき。
When a family court examines a party, it may order that party to appear on a date for proceedings for adjudication of domestic relations.
家庭裁判所は、当事者本人を尋問する場合には、その当事者に対し、家事審判の手続の期日に出頭することを命ずることができる。
The provisions of Articles 192 through 194 of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis when a party who is ordered to appear pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph does not appear without justifiable grounds, and the provisions of Article 209, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Code apply mutatis mutandis when a party appears but refuses to swear under oath or make statements without justifiable grounds.
民事訴訟法第百九十二条から第百九十四条までの規定は前項の規定により出頭を命じられた当事者が正当な理由なく出頭しない場合について、同法第二百九条第一項及び第二項の規定は出頭した当事者が正当な理由なく宣誓又は陳述を拒んだ場合について準用する。
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