Section 19 Adjudication Cases Prescribed in the Voluntary Guardianship Contract Act

①An adjudication case regarding the appointment of a supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian for making a voluntary guardianship contract effective (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (111); the same applies in the following paragraph and the following Article) is subject to the jurisdiction of the family court which has jurisdiction over the place of domicile of the principal set forth in Article 2, item (ii) of the Voluntary Guardianship Contract Act (hereinafter simply referred to as the "principal" in this Section).

②Adjudication cases prescribed in the Voluntary Guardianship Contract Act (meaning the adjudication cases regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, rows (111) through (121)), except for an adjudication case for the appointment of a supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian for making a voluntary guardianship contract effective, are subject to the jurisdiction of the family court that has made a ruling of the appointment of a supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian for making a voluntary guardianship contract effective (if the court in charge of an appeal has appointed the supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian, the family court that is the court of first instance); provided, however, that if an adjudication case for the appointment of a supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian for making a voluntary guardianship contract effective is pending before a family court, these cases are subject to the jurisdiction of that family court.

The provisions of Article 118 apply mutatis mutandis to the principal in an adjudication case for the appointment of a supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian for making a voluntary guardianship contract effective.

A family court may not make a ruling of the appointment of a supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian for making a voluntary guardianship contract effective unless it hears the opinion of a physician or any other appropriate person concerning the mental state of the principal.

①When making the rulings set forth in the following items, the family court must hear statements from the persons specified respectively in these items (in items (i) and (iv), excluding the petitioner); provided, however, that this does not apply to the principal if it is impossible to hear the principal's statements due to mental or physical disability:

②When making the ruling set forth in item (i) of the preceding paragraph, the family court must hear the opinion of a person who is to be a supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian.

③When making a ruling of the appointment of a supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian for making a voluntary guardianship contract effective, the family court must hear the opinion of a person entrusted with voluntary guardianship with regard to making a voluntary guardianship contract effective.

A petition for the appointment of a supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian for making a voluntary guardianship contract effective and for the appointment of a supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian in the event of the vacancy of a supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian may not be withdrawn without permission from the family court, even before a ruling is made.

Notice of the rulings set forth in the following items must be given to the persons specified respectively in these items, beyond the persons prescribed in Article 74, paragraph (1):

An immediate appeal may be filed against the rulings set forth in the following items by the persons specified respectively in these items (in items (iv) and (vi), excluding the petitioner):

A family court may have a family court investigating officer examine the affairs of a supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian.

①The provisions of Article 127, paragraphs (1) through (4) apply mutatis mutandis to a provisional order sought by designating an adjudication case for the dismissal of a supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (117)) as a case on the merits.

②The provisions of Article 127, paragraphs (1) and (2) apply mutatis mutandis to a provisional order sought by designating an adjudication case for the dismissal of a voluntarily appointed guardian (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (120)) as a case on the merits. In this case, the phrase "suspend the performance of duties by the guardian of the adult or appoint a person acting as the representative thereof" in paragraph (1) of the Article is deemed to be replaced with "suspend the performance of duties by the guardian of the adult", and the phrase "a person acting as a representative appointed under the provisions of the paragraph" in paragraph (2) of the Article is deemed to be replaced with "supervisor of a voluntarily appointed guardian".