Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act
Article 3-12, paragraph (1), item (iv)
第三条の十二第一項第四号
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In force today
the case is based on a petition filed by a person who has been a husband or wife and is domiciled in Japan and the other party's whereabouts are unknown, or when the final judgment in a disposition regarding the division of property obtained in the country where the other party was domiciled has no legal effect in Japan, or the existence of special circumstances are acknowledged for having other courts in Japan undertake to examine or litigate so as to maintain an equitable balance between the two parties or to achieve securing appropriate and swift proceedings.
日本国内に住所がある夫又は妻であった者の一方からの申立てであって、他の一方が行方不明であるとき、他の一方の住所がある国においてされた財産の分与に関する処分に係る確定した裁判が日本国で効力を有しないときその他の日本の裁判所が審理及び裁判をすることが当事者間の衡平を図り、又は適正かつ迅速な審理の実現を確保することとなる特別の事情があると認められるとき。
- Not yet in force Act No. 45 of 2026 Moved to Article 3-13, paragraph (1), item (iv); its words stay the same