# 民法 / Civil Code — 第八百四十七条 (Article 847)

- 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: 第八百四十七条 (Article 847)（後見人の欠格事由） — address `art-847`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-847
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-847
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### 第八百四十七条（後見人の欠格事由） — (Grounds for Ineligibility as Guardian)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-847 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-847 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-847</sup>

      **第一項**  次に掲げる者は、後見人となることができない。
      <sup>art-847/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-847/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-847/par-1</sup>
      None of the following persons may become a guardian:
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **一**  未成年者
        <sup>art-847/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-847/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-847/par-1/item-1</sup>
        a minor;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **二**  家庭裁判所で免ぜられた法定代理人、保佐人又は補助人
        <sup>art-847/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-847/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-847/par-1/item-2</sup>
        a legal representative, curator, or assistant who has been replaced by the family court;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **三**  破産者
        <sup>art-847/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-847/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-847/par-1/item-3</sup>
        a bankrupt;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **四**  被後見人に対して訴訟をし、又はした者並びにその配偶者及び直系血族
        <sup>art-847/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-847/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-847/par-1/item-4</sup>
        a person who is bringing or has brought an action against the ward, the spouse of such a person, or a lineal blood relative thereof; or
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **五**  行方の知れない者
        <sup>art-847/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-847/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-847/par-1/item-5</sup>
        a person whose whereabouts are unknown.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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

- 戸籍法 第八十二条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/family-register-act/art-82/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000224/art-82/par-1
- 戸籍法 第八十二条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/family-register-act/art-82/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000224/art-82/par-2
- 民法 第八百五十二条第一項（委任及び後見人の規定の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-852/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-852/par-1
- 民法 第八百七十六条の二第二項（保佐人及び臨時保佐人の選任等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-876-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-876-2/par-2
- 民法 第八百七十六条の三第二項（保佐監督人） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-876-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-876-3/par-2
- 民法 第八百七十六条の七第二項（補助人及び臨時補助人の選任等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-876-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-876-7/par-2
- 民法 第八百七十六条の八第二項（補助監督人） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-876-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-876-8/par-2

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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