# 民法 / Civil Code — 第八百三条 (Article 803)

- 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: 第八百三条 (Article 803)（縁組の取消し） — address `art-803`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-803
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-803
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### 第八百三条（縁組の取消し） — (Annulment of an Adoption)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-803 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-803 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-803</sup>

      **第一項**  縁組は、次条から第八百八条までの規定によらなければ、取り消すことができない。
      <sup>art-803/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-803/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-803/par-1</sup>
      An adoption may not be annulled other than pursuant to the provisions of Article 804 through Article 808.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-803/par-1: 次条から第八百八条まで → 民法 第八百四条 (Article 804), art-804 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-804 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-804
- art-803/par-1: 次条から第八百八条まで → 民法 第八百五条 (Article 805), art-805 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-805 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-805
- art-803/par-1: 次条から第八百八条まで → 民法 第八百六条 (Article 806), art-806 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-806 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-806
- art-803/par-1: 次条から第八百八条まで → 民法 第八百六条の二 (Article 806-2), art-806-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-806-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-806-2
- art-803/par-1: 次条から第八百八条まで → 民法 第八百六条の三 (Article 806-3), art-806-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-806-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-806-3
- art-803/par-1: 次条から第八百八条まで → 民法 第八百七条 (Article 807), art-807 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-807 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-807
- art-803/par-1: 次条から第八百八条まで → 民法 第八百八条 (Article 808), art-808 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-808 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-808

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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