# 民法 / Civil Code — 第八百七十三条の二 (Article 873-2)

- 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: 第八百七十三条の二 (Article 873-2)（成年被後見人の死亡後の成年後見人の権限） — address `art-873-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第八百七十三条の二（成年被後見人の死亡後の成年後見人の権限） — Authority of an Adult Guardian after the Death of the Adult Ward
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>art-873-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-873-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-873-2</sup>

    **第一項**  成年後見人は、成年被後見人が死亡した場合において、必要があるときは、成年被後見人の相続人の意思に反することが明らかなときを除き、相続人が相続財産を管理することができるに至るまで、次に掲げる行為をすることができる。ただし、第三号に掲げる行為をするには、家庭裁判所の許可を得なければならない。
    <sup>art-873-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-873-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-873-2/par-1</sup>
    If an adult ward dies, an adult guardian may, when necessary, perform the acts set forth in the following items until an heir becomes able to administer the estate, except where it is clear that doing so would be contrary to the intention of the heir of the adult ward; provided, however, that to perform the act set forth in item (iii), the adult guardian must obtain the permission of the family court.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **一**  相続財産に属する特定の財産の保存に必要な行為
      <sup>art-873-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-873-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-873-2/par-1/item-1</sup>
      an act necessary for the preservation of specific property belonging to the estate;
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **二**  相続財産に属する債務（弁済期が到来しているものに限る。）の弁済
      <sup>art-873-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-873-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-873-2/par-1/item-2</sup>
      performance of an obligation belonging to the estate (limited to one that is due and payable);
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **三**  その死体の火葬又は埋葬に関する契約の締結その他相続財産の保存に必要な行為（前二号に掲げる行為を除く。）
      <sup>art-873-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-873-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-873-2/par-1/item-3</sup>
      the conclusion of a contract concerning the cremation or burial of the adult ward's body, or any other act necessary for the preservation of the estate (excluding the acts set forth in the preceding two items).
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-873-2/par-1: 第三号 → 民法 第八百七十三条の二第一項第三号 (Article 873-2, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-873-2/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-873-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-873-2/par-1/item-3
- art-873-2/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 民法 第八百七十三条の二第一項第一号 (Article 873-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-873-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-873-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-873-2/par-1/item-1
- art-873-2/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 民法 第八百七十三条の二第一項第二号 (Article 873-2, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-873-2/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-873-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-873-2/par-1/item-2

## Cited by

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

- 民法 第八百七十三条の二第一項（成年被後見人の死亡後の成年後見人の権限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-873-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-873-2/par-1
- 民法 第八百七十三条の二第一項第三号（成年被後見人の死亡後の成年後見人の権限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-873-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-873-2/par-1/item-3

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch civil-code-20261011T170941-005, translated 2026-10-12
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11