Except as otherwise provided, a petition for adjudication of domestic relations may be withdrawn in whole or in part before a ruling is made.
家事審判の申立ては、特別の定めがある場合を除き、審判があるまで、その全部又は一部を取り下げることができる。
A petition for adjudication of domestic relations regarding any of the matters set forth in Appended Table 2 may be withdrawn in whole or in part before a ruling becomes final and binding; provided, however, that after a ruling is made, the withdrawal of a petition will not be effective without the consent of the respondent.
別表第二に掲げる事項についての家事審判の申立ては、審判が確定するまで、その全部又は一部を取り下げることができる。ただし、申立ての取下げは、審判がされた後にあっては、相手方の同意を得なければ、その効力を生じない。
When the consent of the respondent is required for the withdrawal of a petition pursuant to the provisions of the proviso to the preceding paragraph, Article 153 (including the cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 199, paragraph (1)) and Article 199, paragraph (2), the family court must give notice to the respondent of the fact that the petition is withdrawn; provided, however, that this does not apply when the petition is withdrawn orally on a date for proceedings for adjudication of domestic relations and the respondent attends the proceedings on that date.
If the respondent does not file an objection within two weeks from the day on which the respondent has received a notice given under the provisions of main clause of the preceding paragraph, the respondent is deemed to have consented to the withdrawal of the petition. The same applies to the case as provided for in the provisions of proviso to the paragraph when the respondent does not file an objection within two weeks from the day on which the petition has been withdrawn.
Changes by (Act No. 53 of 2023)
The provisions of Article 261, paragraphs (3) and (4) and Article 262, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to the withdrawal of a petition for adjudication of domestic relations. In this case, in Article 261, paragraph (4) of the Code, the phrase "date for oral arguments, preparatory proceedings, or settlement (referred to below as a 'proceeding date' in this Chapter)" is deemed to be replaced with "date for proceedings for adjudication of domestic relations", the phrase "electronic record" is deemed to be replaced with "record", and the phrase "must record in" is deemed to be replaced with "must enter in".
民事訴訟法第二百六十一条第三項及び第四項並びに第二百六十二条第一項の規定は、家事審判の申立ての取下げについて準用する。この場合において、同法第二百六十一条第四項中「口頭弁論、弁論準備手続又は和解の期日（以下この章において「口頭弁論等の期日」という。）」とあるのは「家事審判の手続の期日」と、「電子調書」とあるのは「調書」と、「記録しなければ」とあるのは「記載しなければ」と読み替えるものとする。
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