# 家事事件手続法 / Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act — 第三条の三 (Article 3-3)

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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: 第三条の三 (Article 3-3)（失踪の宣告の取消しの審判事件の管轄権） — address `art-3-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第三条の三（失踪の宣告の取消しの審判事件の管轄権） — (Jurisdiction over Adjudication Cases for Revocation of Declaration of Presumed Death)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-3-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-3-3</sup>

  **第一項**  裁判所は、失踪の宣告の取消しの審判事件（別表第一の五十七の項の事項についての審判事件をいう。第百四十九条第一項及び第二項において同じ。）について、次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、管轄権を有する。
  <sup>art-3-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-3-3/par-1</sup>
  The court has jurisdiction over an adjudication case for revocation of the declaration of presumed death (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (57); the same applies in Article 149, paragraphs (1) and (2)) if the case falls under any of the following items:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  日本において失踪の宣告の審判があったとき。
    <sup>art-3-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-3-3/par-1/item-1</sup>
    a case of presumed death has been adjudicated and declared in Japan;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  失踪者の住所が日本国内にあるとき又は失踪者が日本の国籍を有するとき。
    <sup>art-3-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-3-3/par-1/item-2</sup>
    the absentee is domiciled in Japan or the absentee has Japanese nationality; or
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  失踪者が生存していたと認められる最後の時点において、失踪者が日本国内に住所を有していたとき又は日本の国籍を有していたとき。
    <sup>art-3-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-3-3/par-1/item-3</sup>
    the absentee was domiciled in Japan or had Japanese nationality at the latest point in time when the absentee was found to be alive.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-3-3/par-1: 第百四十九条第一項 → 家事事件手続法 第百四十九条第一項 (Article 149, paragraph (1)), art-149/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-149/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-149/par-1
- art-3-3/par-1: 第二項 → 家事事件手続法 第百四十九条第二項 (Article 149, paragraph (2)), art-149/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-149/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-149/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 家事事件手続法 第三条の十四第一項（特別の事情による申立ての却下） — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-3-14/par-1
- 家事事件手続法 附則第三条第一項（家事事件手続法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/suppl-4301-20/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/suppl-4301-20/art-3/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
- This site's parser, version 225 — 家事事件手続法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05
