# 民法 / Civil Code — 第二十七条 (Article 27)

- Law: 民法 (Civil Code), 明治二十九年法律第八十九号
- English title "Civil Code": 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: 第二十七条 (Article 27)（管理人の職務） — address `art-27`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-27
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-27
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### 第二十七条（管理人の職務） — (Duties of Administrators)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-27 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-27 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-27</sup>

    **第一項**  前二条の規定により家庭裁判所が選任した管理人は、その管理すべき財産の目録を作成しなければならない。この場合において、その費用は、不在者の財産の中から支弁する。
    <sup>art-27/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-27/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-27/par-1</sup>
    An administrator appointed by the family court pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two Articles must prepare a list of the property that the administrator is to administer. In such a case, the expenses incurred are paid from the property of the absentee.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  不在者の生死が明らかでない場合において、利害関係人又は検察官の請求があるときは、家庭裁判所は、不在者が置いた管理人にも、前項の目録の作成を命ずることができる。
    <sup>art-27/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-27/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-27/par-2</sup>
    If it is unclear whether an absentee is dead or alive and an interested person or a public prosecutor so requests, the family court may also order the administrator appointed by the absentee to prepare the list referred to in the preceding paragraph.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  前二項に定めるもののほか、家庭裁判所は、管理人に対し、不在者の財産の保存に必要と認める処分を命ずることができる。
    <sup>art-27/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-27/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-27/par-3</sup>
    Beyond what is provided for in the preceding two paragraphs, the family court may order the administrator to make the dispositions that the court finds to be necessary to preserve the property of the absentee.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-27/par-1: 前二条 → 民法 第二十五条 (Article 25), art-25 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-25 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-25
- art-27/par-1: 前二条 → 民法 第二十六条 (Article 26), art-26 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-26 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-26
- art-27/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第二十七条第一項 (Article 27, paragraph (1)), art-27/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-27/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-27/par-1
- art-27/par-3: 前二項 → 民法 第二十七条第一項 (Article 27, paragraph (1)), art-27/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-27/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-27/par-1
- art-27/par-3: 前二項 → 民法 第二十七条第二項 (Article 27, paragraph (2)), art-27/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-27/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-27/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 民法 第二十七条第二項（管理人の職務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-27/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-27/par-2
- 民法 第二十七条第三項（管理人の職務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-27/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-27/par-3
- 民法 第八百三十条第四項（第三者が無償で子に与えた財産の管理） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-830/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-830/par-4
- 民法 第八百九十五条第二項（推定相続人の廃除に関する審判確定前の遺産の管理） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-895/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-895/par-2
- 民法 第八百九十七条の二第二項（相続財産の保存） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-897-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-897-2/par-2
- 民法 第九百四十三条第二項（財産分離の請求後の相続財産の管理） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-943/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-943/par-2
- 民法 第九百五十三条第一項（不在者の財産の管理人に関する規定の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-953/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-953/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11