# 児童手当法 / Child Allowance Act — 第三条 (Article 3)

- Law: 児童手当法 (Child Allowance Act), 昭和四十六年法律第七十三号
- English title "Child Allowance Act": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title
- 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: 第三条 (Article 3)（定義） — address `art-3`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-3
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### 第三条（定義） — Definitions
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<sup>art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-3</sup>

**第一項**  この法律において「児童」とは、十八歳に達する日以後の最初の三月三十一日までの間にある者であつて、日本国内に住所を有するもの又は留学その他の内閣府令で定める理由により日本国内に住所を有しないものをいう。
<sup>art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-3/par-1</sup>
In this Act, "child" means a person who is in the period up to the first March 31 on or after the day on which the person reaches the age of eighteen, and who either has a domicile in Japan or does not have a domicile in Japan for a reason specified by Cabinet Office Order, such as study abroad.
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**第二項**  この法律にいう「父」には、母が児童を懐胎した当時婚姻の届出をしていないが、その母と事実上婚姻関係と同様の事情にあつた者を含むものとする。
<sup>art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-3/par-2</sup>
The term "father" as used in this Act is to include a person who, at the time the mother conceived the child, had not filed a notification of marriage but was in circumstances equivalent to a de facto marital relationship with the mother.
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**第三項**  この法律において「施設入所等児童」とは、次に掲げる児童をいう。
<sup>art-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-3/par-3</sup>
In this Act, "child placed in a facility, etc." means a child listed in the following:
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  **一**  児童福祉法（昭和二十二年法律第百六十四号）第三十三条の六第一項の規定により同法第六条の三第一項に規定する児童自立生活援助事業（以下「児童自立生活援助事業」という。）を行う者から同項に規定する児童自立生活援助（二月以内で内閣府令で定める期間以内のものを除く。以下「児童自立生活援助」という。）を受けている児童
  <sup>art-3/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-3/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-3/par-3/item-1</sup>
  a child who is receiving child independent living assistance prescribed in Article 6-3, paragraph (1) of the Child Welfare Act (Act No. 164 of 1947) (excluding assistance for a period specified by Cabinet Office Order that is within two months; hereinafter referred to as "child independent living assistance") from a person who conducts the child independent living assistance project prescribed in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "child independent living assistance project") pursuant to the provisions of Article 33-6, paragraph (1) of that Act;
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  **二**  児童福祉法第二十七条第一項第三号の規定により同法第六条の三第八項に規定する小規模住居型児童養育事業（以下「小規模住居型児童養育事業」という。）を行う者又は同法第六条の四に規定する里親（以下「里親」という。）に委託されている児童（内閣府令で定める短期間の委託をされている者を除く。）
  <sup>art-3/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-3/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-3/par-3/item-2</sup>
  a child who has been entrusted, pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Child Welfare Act, to a person who conducts the small-scale residential child care project prescribed in Article 6-3, paragraph (8) of that Act (hereinafter referred to as the "small-scale residential child care project") or to a foster parent prescribed in Article 6-4 of that Act (hereinafter referred to as a "foster parent") (excluding a person who has been entrusted for a short period specified by Cabinet Office Order);
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  **三**  児童福祉法第二十三条第一項の規定により同法第三十八条に規定する母子生活支援施設（以下「母子生活支援施設」という。）に入所し、同法第二十四条の二第一項の規定により障害児入所給付費の支給を受けて若しくは同法第二十七条第一項第三号の規定により入所措置が採られて同法第四十二条に規定する障害児入所施設（以下「障害児入所施設」という。）に入所し、若しくは同法第二十七条第二項の規定により同法第七条第二項に規定する指定発達支援医療機関（次条第一項第四号において「指定発達支援医療機関」という。）に入院し、又は同法第二十七条第一項第三号若しくは第二十七条の二第一項の規定により入所措置が採られて同法第三十七条に規定する乳児院、同法第四十一条に規定する児童養護施設、同法第四十三条の二に規定する児童心理治療施設若しくは同法第四十四条に規定する児童自立支援施設（以下「乳児院等」という。）に入所している児童（当該児童心理治療施設又は児童自立支援施設に通う者及び内閣府令で定める短期間の入所をしている者を除き、当該母子生活支援施設に入所しているものにあつては児童のみで構成する世帯に属しているものに限る。）
  <sup>art-3/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-3/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-3/par-3/item-3</sup>
  a child who is admitted to a maternal and child living support facility prescribed in Article 38 of the Child Welfare Act (hereinafter referred to as a "maternal and child living support facility") pursuant to the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (1) of that Act, who is admitted to a residential facility for children with disabilities prescribed in Article 42 of that Act (hereinafter referred to as a "residential facility for children with disabilities") after receiving payment of benefits for admission to a residential facility for children with disabilities pursuant to the provisions of Article 24-2, paragraph (1) of that Act or after a placement measure has been taken pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (1), item (iii) of that Act, or who is hospitalized in a designated medical institution for developmental support prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (2) of that Act (referred to as a "designated medical institution for developmental support" in paragraph (1), item (iv) of the following Article) pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (2) of that Act, or who is admitted to an infant home prescribed in Article 37 of that Act, a children's home prescribed in Article 41 of that Act, a psychological treatment facility for children prescribed in Article 43-2 of that Act or a children's self-reliance support facility prescribed in Article 44 of that Act (hereinafter referred to as an "infant home, etc.") after a placement measure has been taken pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (1), item (iii) or Article 27-2, paragraph (1) of that Act (excluding a person who attends the psychological treatment facility for children or the children's self-reliance support facility and a person who is admitted for a short period specified by Cabinet Office Order, and, as for a child admitted to the maternal and child living support facility, limited to a child who belongs to a household composed solely of children);
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  **四**  障害者の日常生活及び社会生活を総合的に支援するための法律（平成十七年法律第百二十三号）第二十九条第一項若しくは第三十条第一項の規定により同法第十九条第一項に規定する介護給付費等の支給を受けて又は身体障害者福祉法（昭和二十四年法律第二百八十三号）第十八条第二項若しくは知的障害者福祉法（昭和三十五年法律第三十七号）第十六条第一項第二号の規定により入所措置が採られて障害者支援施設（障害者の日常生活及び社会生活を総合的に支援するための法律第五条第十一項に規定する障害者支援施設をいう。以下同じ。）又はのぞみの園（独立行政法人国立重度知的障害者総合施設のぞみの園法（平成十四年法律第百六十七号）第十一条第一号の規定により独立行政法人国立重度知的障害者総合施設のぞみの園が設置する施設をいう。以下同じ。）に入所している児童（内閣府令で定める短期間の入所をしている者を除き、児童のみで構成する世帯に属している者に限る。）
  <sup>art-3/par-3/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-3/par-3/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-3/par-3/item-4</sup>
  a child who is admitted to a facility designed to support persons with disabilities (meaning a facility designed to support persons with disabilities prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (11) of the Act on Providing Comprehensive Support for the Daily Life and Life in Society of Persons with Disabilities; the same applies hereinafter) or Nozominosono (meaning the facility established by the National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, "Nozominosono," Independent Administrative Agency pursuant to the provisions of Article 11, item (i) of the Act on the National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, "Nozominosono," Independent Administrative Agency (Act No. 167 of 2002); the same applies hereinafter) after receiving payment of benefits for nursing care, etc. prescribed in Article 19, paragraph (1) of the Act on Providing Comprehensive Support for the Daily Life and Life in Society of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 2005) pursuant to the provisions of Article 29, paragraph (1) or Article 30, paragraph (1) of that Act, or after a placement measure has been taken pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, paragraph (2) of the Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons (Act No. 283 of 1949) or Article 16, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act on Welfare of Mentally Retarded Persons (Act No. 37 of 1960) (excluding a person who is admitted for a short period specified by Cabinet Office Order, and limited to a child who belongs to a household composed solely of children);
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  **五**  生活保護法（昭和二十五年法律第百四十四号）第三十条第一項ただし書の規定により同法第三十八条第二項に規定する救護施設（以下「救護施設」という。）、同条第三項に規定する更生施設（以下「更生施設」という。）若しくは同法第三十条第一項ただし書に規定する日常生活支援住居施設（次条第一項第四号において「日常生活支援住居施設」という。）に入所し、又は困難な問題を抱える女性への支援に関する法律（令和四年法律第五十二号）第十二条第一項に規定する女性自立支援施設（同号において「女性自立支援施設」という。）に入所している児童（内閣府令で定める短期間の入所をしている者を除き、児童のみで構成する世帯に属している者に限る。）
  <sup>art-3/par-3/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-3/par-3/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-3/par-3/item-5</sup>
  a child who is admitted to a relief facility prescribed in Article 38, paragraph (2) of the Public Assistance Act (Act No. 144 of 1950) (hereinafter referred to as a "relief facility"), a rehabilitation facility prescribed in paragraph (3) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "rehabilitation facility") or a residential facility for daily living support prescribed in the proviso to Article 30, paragraph (1) of that Act (referred to as a "residential facility for daily living support" in paragraph (1), item (iv) of the following Article) pursuant to the provisions of the proviso to Article 30, paragraph (1) of that Act, or who is admitted to a women's self-reliance support facility prescribed in Article 12, paragraph (1) of the Act on Support for Women Facing Difficult Problems (Act No. 52 of 2022) (referred to as a "women's self-reliance support facility" in that item) (excluding a person who is admitted for a short period specified by Cabinet Office Order, and limited to a child who belongs to a household composed solely of children).
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-3/par-3/item-1: 児童福祉法（昭和二十二年法律第百六十四号）第三十三条の六第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第三十三条の六第一項 (Article 33-6, paragraph (1)), art-33-6/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-1: 同法第六条の三第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第六条の三第一項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (1)), art-6-3/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-2: 児童福祉法第二十七条第一項第三号 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第二十七条第一項第三号 (Article 27, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-27/par-1/item-3 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-2: 同法第六条の三第八項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第六条の三第八項 (Article 6-3, paragraph (8)), art-6-3/par-8 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-2: 同法第六条の四 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第六条の四 (Article 6-4), art-6-4 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-3: 次条第一項第四号 → 児童手当法 第四条第一項第四号 (Article 4, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-4/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-4/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-4/par-1/item-4
- art-3/par-3/item-3: 児童福祉法第二十三条第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第二十三条第一項 (Article 23, paragraph (1)), art-23/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-3: 同法第三十八条 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第三十八条 (Article 38), art-38 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-3: 同法第二十四条の二第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第二十四条の二第一項 (Article 24-2, paragraph (1)), art-24-2/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-3: 同法第二十七条第一項第三号 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第二十七条第一項第三号 (Article 27, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-27/par-1/item-3 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-3: 同法第四十二条 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第四十二条 (Article 42), art-42 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-3: 同法第二十七条第二項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第二十七条第二項 (Article 27, paragraph (2)), art-27/par-2 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-3: 同法第七条第二項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第七条第二項 (Article 7, paragraph (2)), art-7/par-2 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-3: 第二十七条の二第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第二十七条の二第一項 (Article 27-2, paragraph (1)), art-27-2/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-3: 同法第三十七条 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第三十七条 (Article 37), art-37 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-3: 同法第四十一条 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第四十一条 (Article 41), art-41 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-3: 同法第四十三条の二 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第四十三条の二 (Article 43-2), art-43-2 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-3: 同法第四十四条 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第四十四条 (Article 44), art-44 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-4: 障害者の日常生活及び社会生活を総合的に支援するための法律（平成十七年法律第百二十三号）第二十九条第一項 → e-Gov law 417AC0000000123, 第二十九条第一項 (Article 29, paragraph (1)), art-29/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-4: 第三十条第一項 → e-Gov law 417AC0000000123, 第三十条第一項 (Article 30, paragraph (1)), art-30/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-4: 同法第十九条第一項 → e-Gov law 417AC0000000123, 第十九条第一項 (Article 19, paragraph (1)), art-19/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-4: 身体障害者福祉法（昭和二十四年法律第二百八十三号）第十八条第二項 → e-Gov law 324AC1000000283, 第十八条第二項 (Article 18, paragraph (2)), art-18/par-2 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-4: 知的障害者福祉法（昭和三十五年法律第三十七号）第十六条第一項第二号 → e-Gov law 335AC0000000037, 第十六条第一項第二号 (Article 16, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-16/par-1/item-2 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-4: 障害者の日常生活及び社会生活を総合的に支援するための法律第五条第十一項 → e-Gov law 417AC0000000123, 第五条第十一項 (Article 5, paragraph (11)), art-5/par-11 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-4: 独立行政法人国立重度知的障害者総合施設のぞみの園法（平成十四年法律第百六十七号）第十一条第一号 → e-Gov law 414AC0000000167, 第十一条第一項第一号 (Article 11, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-11/par-1/item-1 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-5: 次条第一項第四号 → 児童手当法 第四条第一項第四号 (Article 4, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-4/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-4/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-4/par-1/item-4
- art-3/par-3/item-5: 生活保護法（昭和二十五年法律第百四十四号）第三十条第一項 → e-Gov law 325AC0000000144, 第三十条第一項 (Article 30, paragraph (1)), art-30/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-5: 同法第三十八条第二項 → e-Gov law 325AC0000000144, 第三十八条第二項 (Article 38, paragraph (2)), art-38/par-2 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-5: 同条第三項 → e-Gov law 325AC0000000144, 第三十八条第三項 (Article 38, paragraph (3)), art-38/par-3 — not held in this collection
- art-3/par-3/item-5: 困難な問題を抱える女性への支援に関する法律（令和四年法律第五十二号）第十二条第一項 → e-Gov law 504AC0100000052, 第十二条第一項 (Article 12, paragraph (1)), art-12/par-1 — not held in this collection

## Cited by

4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 児童手当法 第十二条第二項（未支払の児童手当） — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-12/par-2
- 児童手当法 附則第二条第一項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-4061-18/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-4061-18/art-2/par-1
- 児童手当法 附則第十五条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-4241-24/art-15/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-4241-24/art-15/par-1/item-1
- 児童手当法 附則第十五条第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-4241-24/art-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-4241-24/art-15/par-1/item-2

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## Sources

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- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 児童手当法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/968), retrieved 2026-09-23
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