Article 83Deemed Withdrawal of Petitions for Adjudication of Domestic Relations
第八十三条(家事審判の申立ての取下げの擬制)
When a petitioner for adjudication of domestic relations (if the consent of the respondent is required for the withdrawal of a petition under Article 153 (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of Article 199, paragraph (1)) and Article 199, paragraph (2), both parties), on two consecutive occasions, fails to appear on a date for proceedings for adjudication of domestic relations if the petitioner is summoned, or appears on a date for proceedings for adjudication of domestic relations if the petitioner is summoned and leaves their seat without making any statements, the family court may deem that the petition has been withdrawn.
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