Changes by (Act No. 45 of 2026)
When making a ruling on a petition for the distribution of an estate to a person with a special connection, the family court must hear the opinion of a liquidator of the estate appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 952, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code or appointed as a replacement pursuant to the provisions of Article 125, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 208 (hereinafter simply referred to as a "liquidator of the estate" in the following Article and Article 207).
家庭裁判所は、特別縁故者に対する相続財産の分与の申立てについての審判をする場合には、民法第九百五十二条第一項の規定により選任し、又は第二百八条において準用する第百二十五条第一項の規定により改任した相続財産の清算人（次条及び第二百七条において単に「相続財産の清算人」という。）の意見を聴かなければならない。
liquidator of the estatemachine translation
「相続財産の清算人」
In Articles 205 to 207, the liquidator of the inherited property (相続財産) whom the family court appointed under Article 952, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code where it is not clear whether there is an heir, or a replacement it appointed under the provisions Article 208 applies.
Short name set inArticle 205, paragraph (1)· applies only in this provision and in Articles 206 and 207