# Article 252, paragraph (2), its wordings — Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act

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How the wording of Article 252, paragraph (2) (第二百五十二条第二項) 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 252, paragraph (2) (第二百五十二条第二項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-252/par-2 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-252/par-2)
- 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:

> 親権を行う者又は後見人は、第十八条の規定にかかわらず、前項第一号、第三号及び第四号に掲げる調停事件（同項第一号の調停事件にあっては、財産上の給付を求めるものを除く。）においては、当該各号に定める者に代理して第二百六十八条第一項の合意、第二百七十条第一項に規定する調停条項案の受諾及び第二百八十六条第八項の共同の申出をすることができない。離婚についての調停事件における夫及び妻の後見人並びに離縁についての調停事件における養親の後見人、養子（十五歳以上のものに限る。以下この項において同じ。）に対し親権を行う者及び養子の後見人についても、同様とする。

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

> Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 18, in the mediation cases set forth in items (i), (iii), and (iv) of the preceding paragraph (as for the mediation case set forth in item (i) of the paragraph, excluding a case to seek the provision of a property benefit), a person who exercises parental authority or a guardian may not make an agreement under Article 268, paragraph (1), accept the proposed terms of a mediation prescribed in Article 270, paragraph (1), or file a joint notification under Article 286, paragraph (8), on behalf of the persons specified respectively in these items. The same applies to a guardian of a husband and wife in a mediation case regarding a divorce, and to a guardian of an adoptive parent, a person who exercises parental authority over an adopted child (limited to a child of 15 years of age or older; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), and a guardian of an adopted child in a mediation case regarding the dissolution of an adoptive relationship.

## 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:

> 親権を行う者、未成年後見人又は特定補助人は、第十八条の規定にかかわらず、前項第一号、第三号及び第四号に掲げる調停事件（同項第一号の調停事件にあっては、財産上の給付を求めるものを除く。）においては、当該各号に定める者に代理して第二百六十八条第一項の合意、第二百七十条第一項に規定する調停条項案の受諾及び第二百八十六条第八項の共同の申出をすることができない。離婚についての調停事件における夫及び妻の特定補助人並びに離縁についての調停事件における養親の特定補助人、養子（十五歳以上のものに限る。以下この項において同じ。）に対し親権を行う者及び養子の未成年後見人又は特定補助人についても、同様とする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 18, in the mediation cases set forth in items (i), (iii), and (iv) of the preceding paragraph (as for the mediation case set forth in item (i) of the paragraph, excluding a case to seek the provision of a property benefit), a person who exercises parental authority, a guardian of a minor or a specified assistant may not make an agreement under Article 268, paragraph (1), accept the proposed terms of a mediation prescribed in Article 270, paragraph (1), or file a joint notification under Article 286, paragraph (8), on behalf of the persons specified respectively in these items. The same applies to a specified assistant of a husband and wife in a mediation case regarding a divorce, and to a specified assistant of an adoptive parent, a person who exercises parental authority over an adopted child (limited to a child of 15 years of age or older; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), and a guardian of a minor or a specified assistant of an adopted child in a mediation case regarding the dissolution of an adoptive relationship.

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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)