# 民法 / Civil Code — 第八百十七条の十一 (Article 817-11)

- 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
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- Provision: 第八百十七条の十一 (Article 817-11)（離縁による実方との親族関係の回復） — address `art-817-11`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第八百十七条の十一（離縁による実方との親族関係の回復） — (Restoration of Kinship with the Natural Relatives upon Dissolution of the Adoptive Relationship)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-817-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-817-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-817-11</sup>

      **第一項**  養子と実父母及びその血族との間においては、離縁の日から、特別養子縁組によって終了した親族関係と同一の親族関係を生ずる。
      <sup>art-817-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-817-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-817-11/par-1</sup>
      The same kinship that was extinguished by the special adoption arises between the adopted child and the natural parents and blood relatives thereof from the date of the dissolution of the adoptive relationship.
      <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