# Article 180, paragraph (1), its wordings — Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act

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How the wording of Article 180, paragraph (1) (第百八十条第一項) 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 180, paragraph (1) (第百八十条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-180/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-180/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:

> 第百二十一条の規定は未成年後見人の選任の申立ての取下げについて、第百二十四条の規定は未成年後見の事務の監督について、第百二十五条の規定は第三者が未成年被後見人に与えた財産の管理に関する処分の審判事件について準用する。この場合において、第百二十一条第二号中「第八百四十三条第二項の規定による成年後見人」とあるのは「第八百四十条第一項の規定による未成年後見人」と、同条第三号中「第八百四十三条第三項の規定による成年後見人」とあるのは「第八百四十条第二項の規定による未成年後見人」と読み替えるものとする。

English (Written for this site with AI, correcting the Ministry of Justice's English):

> The provisions of Article 121 apply mutatis mutandis to the withdrawal of a petition for the appointment of a guardian of a minor; the provisions of Article 124 apply mutatis mutandis to the supervision of the affairs of the guardianship of a minor; and the provisions of Article 125 apply mutatis mutandis to an adjudication case for a disposition regarding the administration of property offered to a minor ward by a third party. In this case, the phrase "guardian of an adult under the provisions of Article 843, paragraph (2)" in Article 121, item (ii) is deemed to be replaced with "guardian of a minor under the provisions of Article 840, paragraph (1)" and the phrase "guardian of an adult under the provisions of Article 843, paragraph (3)" in Article 121, item (iii) is deemed to be replaced with "guardian of a minor under the provisions of Article 840, paragraph (2)".

## 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:

> 第百二十一条の規定は未成年後見人の選任の申立ての取下げについて、第百二十五条の規定は未成年後見の事務の監督について、第百七十三条の規定は第三者が未成年被後見人に与えた財産の管理に関する処分の審判事件について準用する。この場合において、第百二十一条第二号中「第八百七十六条の二第二項の規定による補助人」とあるのは「第八百四十条第一項の規定による未成年後見人」と、同条第三号中「第八百七十六条の二第三項の規定による補助人」とあるのは「第八百四十条第二項の規定による未成年後見人」と読み替えるものとする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The provisions of Article 121 apply mutatis mutandis to the withdrawal of a petition for the appointment of a guardian of a minor; the provisions of Article 125 apply mutatis mutandis to the supervision of the affairs of the guardianship of a minor; and the provisions of Article 173 apply mutatis mutandis to an adjudication case for a disposition regarding the administration of property offered to a minor ward by a third party. In this case, the phrase "assistant under the provisions of Article 876-2, paragraph (2)" in Article 121, item (ii) is deemed to be replaced with "guardian of a minor under the provisions of Article 840, paragraph (1)" and the phrase "assistant under the provisions of Article 876-2, paragraph (3)" in Article 121, item (iii) is deemed to be replaced with "guardian of a minor under the provisions of Article 840, paragraph (2)".

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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)