# 家事事件手続法 / Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act — 第百五十一条 (Article 151)

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- Law: 家事事件手続法 (Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act), 平成二十三年法律第五十二号
- English title "Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act": 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: 第百五十一条 (Article 151)（手続行為能力） — address `art-151`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-151
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### 第百五十一条（手続行為能力） — (Capacity to Participate in Proceedings)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-151 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-151 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-151</sup>

    **第一項**  第百十八条の規定は、次の各号に掲げる審判事件及びこれらの審判事件を本案とする保全処分についての審判事件（いずれの審判事件においても、財産上の給付を求めるものを除く。）における当該各号に定める者について準用する。
    <sup>art-151/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-151/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-151/par-1</sup>
    The provisions of Article 118 apply mutatis mutandis to the persons specified in the following items in the adjudication cases set forth respectively in these items and in adjudication cases for a provisional order sought by designating these adjudication cases as cases on the merits (excluding cases to seek the provision of property benefits among all these adjudication cases):
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  夫婦間の協力扶助に関する処分の審判事件　夫及び妻
      <sup>art-151/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-151/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-151/par-1/item-1</sup>
      an adjudication case for a disposition regarding cooperation and mutual assistance between a husband and wife:the husband and wife; and
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **二**  子の監護に関する処分の審判事件　子
      <sup>art-151/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-151/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-151/par-1/item-2</sup>
      an adjudication case for a disposition regarding the custody of a child:the child.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-151/par-1: 第百十八条 → 家事事件手続法 第百十八条 (Article 118), art-118 — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-118 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-118

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 家事事件手続法 第百五十条第一項第一号（管轄） — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-150/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-150/par-1/item-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 家事事件手続法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000052/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-11-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05
- This site's parser, version 225 — 家事事件手続法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05
