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Article 107-3

第百七条の三

If a person entered at the head of a family register and their spouse seek to change their surname kana characters due to unavoidable grounds, after obtaining the permission of the family court, they must submit a notification to that effect.

やむを得ない事由によつて氏の振り仮名を変更しようとするときは、戸籍の筆頭に記載した者及びその配偶者は、家庭裁判所の許可を得て、その旨を届け出なければならない。

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