# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第二百三十九条 (Article 239)

- Law: 破産法 (Bankruptcy Act), 平成十六年法律第七十五号
- English title "Bankruptcy Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第二百三十九条 (Article 239)（限定承認又は財産分離の手続との関係） — address `art-239`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-239
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### 第二百三十九条（限定承認又は財産分離の手続との関係） — (Relationship with the Procedures for Qualified Acceptance or Division of Property)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-239 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-239 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-239</sup>

  **第一項**  相続人についての破産手続開始の決定は、限定承認又は財産分離を妨げない。ただし、当該相続人のみが相続財産につき債務の弁済に必要な行為をする権限を有するときは、破産手続開始の決定の取消し若しくは破産手続廃止の決定が確定し、又は破産手続終結の決定があるまでの間は、限定承認又は財産分離の手続は、中止する。
  <sup>art-239/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-239/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-239/par-1</sup>
  An order commencing bankruptcy proceedings against an heir does not preclude qualified acceptance or division of property; provided, however, that if no heir other than the heir in question has the authority to conduct acts necessary for the payment of debts with regard to the estate, the procedures for qualified acceptance or division of property is suspended until an order of reversal of the order commencing bankruptcy proceedings or an order of discontinuance of bankruptcy proceedings becomes final and binding, or an order of completion of bankruptcy proceedings is issued.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 破産法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000075/20260521_505AC0000000053), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Bankruptcy Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4895/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 204 — 破産法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19