# 民法 / Civil Code — 第七百五十六条 (Article 756)

- 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: 第七百五十六条 (Article 756)（夫婦財産契約の対抗要件） — address `art-756`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第七百五十六条（夫婦財産契約の対抗要件） — (Requirement for the Perfection of Prenuptial Property Agreement)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-756 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-756 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-756</sup>

      **第一項**  夫婦が法定財産制と異なる契約をしたときは、婚姻の届出までにその登記をしなければ、これを夫婦の承継人及び第三者に対抗することができない。
      <sup>art-756/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-756/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-756/par-1</sup>
      If a husband and wife have entered into an agreement that departs from the statutory property system, the agreement may not be asserted against the successor in title of the husband or wife or against a third party unless it is registered by the time that the application to register the marriage is filed.
      <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) — 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 2 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4275/tb), 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