# 民法 / Civil Code — 第四百二十五条の四 (Article 425-4)

- 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: 第四百二十五条の四 (Article 425-4)（詐害行為取消請求を受けた転得者の権利） — address `art-425-4`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第四百二十五条の四（詐害行為取消請求を受けた転得者の権利） — (Right of Subsequent Acquirer Subject to Demand for Revocation of Fraudulent Act)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-425-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-425-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-425-4</sup>

        **第一項**  債務者がした行為が転得者に対する詐害行為取消請求によって取り消されたときは、その転得者は、次の各号に掲げる区分に応じ、それぞれ当該各号に定める権利を行使することができる。ただし、その転得者がその前者から財産を取得するためにした反対給付又はその前者から財産を取得することによって消滅した債権の価額を限度とする。
        <sup>art-425-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-425-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-425-4/par-1</sup>
        If an act done by the obligor is revoked by the demand for revocation of fraudulent act made against the subsequent acquirer, the subsequent acquirer may exercise the right specified in each of the following items according to the categories stated in the respective items; provided, however, that this is limited to the value of the counter-performance which was completed by the subsequent acquirer in order to acquire the property from the predecessor or the value of the claim which was extinguished as a result of the acquisition of the property by the subsequent acquirer from the predecessor:
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **一**  第四百二十五条の二に規定する行為が取り消された場合　その行為が受益者に対する詐害行為取消請求によって取り消されたとすれば同条の規定により生ずべき受益者の債務者に対する反対給付の返還請求権又はその価額の償還請求権
          <sup>art-425-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-425-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-425-4/par-1/item-1</sup>
          if the act prescribed in Article 425-2 is revoked:the beneficiary's right to demand return of the counter-performance or right to demand reimbursement of its value from the obligor, which should have arisen pursuant to the provisions of that Article if the act were revoked by the demand for revocation of fraudulent act against the beneficiary; or
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

          **二**  前条に規定する行為が取り消された場合（第四百二十四条の四の規定により取り消された場合を除く。）　その行為が受益者に対する詐害行為取消請求によって取り消されたとすれば前条の規定により回復すべき受益者の債務者に対する債権
          <sup>art-425-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-425-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-425-4/par-1/item-2</sup>
          if the act prescribed in the preceding Article is revoked (excluding the case of revocation pursuant to the provisions of Article 424-4):the beneficiary's claim against the obligor, which should have been restored pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article if the act were revoked by demand for revocation of fraudulent act against the beneficiary.
          <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-425-4/par-1/item-1: 第四百二十五条の二 → 民法 第四百二十五条の二 (Article 425-2), art-425-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-425-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-425-2
- art-425-4/par-1/item-2: 前条 → 民法 第四百二十五条の三 (Article 425-3), art-425-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-425-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-425-3
- art-425-4/par-1/item-2: 第四百二十四条の四 → 民法 第四百二十四条の四 (Article 424-4), art-424-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-424-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-424-4

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第八百六十三条第二項（清算持分会社の財産処分の取消しの訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-863/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-863/par-2
- 会社法 第八百六十五条第四項（社債発行会社の弁済等の取消しの訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-865/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-865/par-4

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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
