# 家事事件手続法 / Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act — 第百六十一条の二 (Article 161-2)

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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
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- Provision: 第百六十一条の二 (Article 161-2) — address `art-161-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第百六十一条の二
<sup>art-161-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-161-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-161-2</sup>

      **第一項**  養子縁組の承諾をするについての同意に代わる許可の審判事件は、養子となるべき者の住所地を管轄する家庭裁判所の管轄に属する。
      <sup>art-161-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-161-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-161-2/par-1</sup>
      An adjudication case for permission in lieu of consent for giving consent to adoption is subject to the jurisdiction of the family court which has jurisdiction over the place of domicile of the person who is to be adopted.
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **第二項**  第百十八条の規定は、養子縁組の承諾をするについての同意に代わる許可の審判事件における養子となるべき者の法定代理人、養子となるべき者の父母でその監護をすべき者であるもの及び養子となるべき者の父母で親権を停止されているものについて準用する。
      <sup>art-161-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-161-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-161-2/par-2</sup>
      The provisions of Article 118 apply mutatis mutandis to the legal representative of the person who is to be adopted, a parent of the person who is to be adopted who is to have custody of that person, and a parent of the person who is to be adopted whose parental authority has been suspended, in an adjudication case for permission in lieu of consent for giving consent to adoption.
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **第三項**  家庭裁判所は、養子縁組の承諾をするについての同意に代わる許可の審判をする場合には、養子となるべき者の父母でその監護をすべき者であるもの及び養子となるべき者の父母で親権を停止されているものの陳述を聴かなければならない。
      <sup>art-161-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-161-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-161-2/par-3</sup>
      When making a ruling of permission in lieu of consent for giving consent to adoption, the family court must hear statements from a parent of the person who is to be adopted who is to have custody of that person and a parent of the person who is to be adopted whose parental authority has been suspended.
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **第四項**  養子縁組の承諾をするについての同意に代わる許可の審判は、第七十四条第一項に規定する者のほか、養子となるべき者の父母でその監護をすべき者であるもの及び養子となるべき者の父母で親権を停止されているものに告知しなければならない。
      <sup>art-161-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-161-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-161-2/par-4</sup>
      A ruling of permission in lieu of consent for giving consent to adoption must be notified to a parent of the person who is to be adopted who is to have custody of that person and a parent of the person who is to be adopted whose parental authority has been suspended, in addition to the persons prescribed in Article 74, paragraph (1).
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **第五項**  次の各号に掲げる審判に対しては、当該各号に定める者は、即時抗告をすることができる。
      <sup>art-161-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-161-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-161-2/par-5</sup>
      An immediate appeal may be filed against the rulings set forth in the following items by the persons specified respectively in these items:
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

        **一**  養子縁組の承諾をするについての同意に代わる許可の審判　養子となるべき者の父母でその監護をすべき者であるもの及び養子となるべき者の父母で親権を停止されているもの
        <sup>art-161-2/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-161-2/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-161-2/par-5/item-1</sup>
        a ruling of permission in lieu of consent for giving consent to adoption:a parent of the person who is to be adopted who is to have custody of that person and a parent of the person who is to be adopted whose parental authority has been suspended;
        <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

        **二**  養子縁組の承諾をするについての同意に代わる許可の申立てを却下する審判　申立人
        <sup>art-161-2/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-161-2/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-161-2/par-5/item-2</sup>
        a ruling to dismiss a petition for permission in lieu of consent for giving consent to adoption:the petitioner.
        <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-161-2/par-2: 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
- art-161-2/par-4: 第七十四条第一項 → 家事事件手続法 第七十四条第一項 (Article 74, paragraph (1)), art-74/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-74/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 家事事件手続法 第三条の五第一項（養子縁組をするについての許可の審判事件等の管轄権） — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-3-5/par-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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch domestic-relations-case-procedure-act-20261105T164326-003, translated 2026-11-06
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch domestic-relations-case-procedure-act-20261105T164326-004, translated 2026-11-06
- This site's parser, version 225 — 家事事件手続法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05