# 民法 / Civil Code — 第十章 (Part 5, Chapter 10) - 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: 第十章 (Part 5, Chapter 10) — address `pt-5/ch-10` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/pt-5/ch-10 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-5/ch-10 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第十章　特別の寄与 — Chapter X Special Contribution heading: machine translation, not official pt-5/ch-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/pt-5/ch-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-5/ch-10 ### 第千五十条 art-1050 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-1050 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1050 **第一項** 被相続人に対して無償で療養看護その他の労務の提供をしたことにより被相続人の財産の維持又は増加について特別の寄与をした被相続人の親族（相続人、相続の放棄をした者及び第八百九十一条の規定に該当し又は廃除によってその相続権を失った者を除く。以下この条において「特別寄与者」という。）は、相続の開始後、相続人に対し、特別寄与者の寄与に応じた額の金銭（以下この条において「特別寄与料」という。）の支払を請求することができる。 art-1050/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-1050/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1050/par-1 A relative of the decedent who, by providing medical treatment, care or other labor to the decedent free of charge, has made a special contribution to the maintenance or increase of the property of the decedent (excluding heirs, persons who have renounced the succession, and persons who have lost the right of inheritance by falling under the provisions of Article 891 or through disinheritance; hereinafter in this Article referred to as a "special contributor") may, after the opening of the succession, demand that the heirs pay a sum of money in an amount corresponding to the special contributor's contribution (hereinafter in this Article referred to as a "special contribution payment"). machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の規定による特別寄与料の支払について、当事者間に協議が調わないとき、又は協議をすることができないときは、特別寄与者は、家庭裁判所に対して協議に代わる処分を請求することができる。ただし、特別寄与者が相続の開始及び相続人を知った時から六箇月を経過したとき、又は相続開始の時から一年を経過したときは、この限りでない。 art-1050/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-1050/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1050/par-2 If an agreement is not reached between the parties concerning payment of the special contribution payment under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or if discussions cannot be held, the special contributor may file a request with the family court for a disposition in lieu of discussions; provided, however, that this does not apply if six months have passed since the special contributor learned of the opening of the succession and of the heirs, or if one year has passed since the time the succession opened. machine translation, not official **第三項** 前項本文の場合には、家庭裁判所は、寄与の時期、方法及び程度、相続財産の額その他一切の事情を考慮して、特別寄与料の額を定める。 art-1050/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-1050/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1050/par-3 In the case referred to in the main clause of the preceding paragraph, the family court determines the amount of the special contribution payment in consideration of the timing, means and extent of the contribution, the value of the estate, and all other circumstances. machine translation, not official **第四項** 特別寄与料の額は、被相続人が相続開始の時において有した財産の価額から遺贈の価額を控除した残額を超えることができない。 art-1050/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-1050/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1050/par-4 The amount of the special contribution payment may not exceed the amount remaining after the value of legacies is deducted from the value of the property held by the decedent at the time the succession opens. machine translation, not official **第五項** 相続人が数人ある場合には、各相続人は、特別寄与料の額に第九百条から第九百二条までの規定により算定した当該相続人の相続分を乗じた額を負担する。 art-1050/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-1050/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1050/par-5 If there are multiple heirs, each heir bears the amount obtained by multiplying the amount of the special contribution payment by that heir's share of the estate as calculated pursuant to the provisions of Articles 900 through 902. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-1050/par-1: 第八百九十一条 → 民法 第八百九十一条 (Article 891), art-891 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-891 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-891 - art-1050/par-1: この条 → 民法 第千五十条 (Article 1050), art-1050 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-1050 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1050 - art-1050/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第千五十条第一項 (Article 1050, paragraph (1)), art-1050/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-1050/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1050/par-1 - art-1050/par-3: 前項 → 民法 第千五十条第二項 (Article 1050, paragraph (2)), art-1050/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-1050/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-1050/par-2 - art-1050/par-5: 第九百条から第九百二条まで → 民法 第九百条 (Article 900), art-900 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-900 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900 - art-1050/par-5: 第九百条から第九百二条まで → 民法 第九百一条 (Article 901), art-901 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-901 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-901 - art-1050/par-5: 第九百条から第九百二条まで → 民法 第九百二条 (Article 902), art-902 — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/art-902 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-902 --- ## 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-20261011T170941-011, translated 2026-10-12 - This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11