# Article 124, paragraph (1), its wordings — Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act

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How the wording of Article 124, paragraph (1) (第百二十四条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act (家事事件手続法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act
- Provision: Article 124, paragraph (1) (第百二十四条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-124/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-124/par-1)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 45 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 家庭裁判所は、適当な者に、成年後見の事務若しくは成年被後見人の財産の状況を調査させ、又は臨時に財産の管理をさせることができる。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> A family court may have an appropriate person examine the affairs of the guardianship of an adult or the status of the property of an adult under guardianship, or administer such property temporarily.

## 2. By 23 December 2028 — Act No. 45 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 23 December 2028
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 45 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045

Japanese:

> 特定補助人を付する処分の審判を受けた者に宛てた郵便物等の配達の嘱託等の審判事件においては、第八十九条第一項（第九十六条第一項及び第九十八条第一項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定にかかわらず、抗告裁判所は、信書の送達の事業を行う者の陳述を聴くことを要しない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 89, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 96, paragraph (1) and Article 98, paragraph (1)), in an adjudication case for the commission of, or the rescission or change of the commission of, delivery of a postal item, etc. addressed to a person subject to a ruling of a disposition appointing a specified assistant, the court in charge of an appeal is not required to hear statements of a person engaged in the correspondence delivery service.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000052)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000052/20280613_505AC0000000053)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000052/20281223_508AC0000000045)