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Article 107-2

第百七条の二

A person who wishes to change their given name or given name kana characters on justifiable grounds must obtain permission from the family court concerning the change of given name and given name kana characters, and submit a notification of the given name and the given name kana characters for which permission has been received.

正当な事由によつて名を変更しようとする者は、名及び名の振り仮名を変更することについて家庭裁判所の許可を得て、その許可を得た名及び名の振り仮名を届け出なければならない。

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