# Article 3-11, paragraph (2), its wordings — Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act

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How the wording of Article 3-11, paragraph (2) (第三条の十一第二項) 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 3-11, paragraph (2) (第三条の十一第二項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-11/par-2 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-11/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:

> 相続開始の前に推定相続人の廃除の審判事件（別表第一の八十六の項の事項についての審判事件をいう。以下同じ。）、推定相続人の廃除の審判の取消しの審判事件（同表の八十七の項の事項についての審判事件をいう。第百八十八条第一項及び第百八十九条第一項において同じ。）、遺言の確認の審判事件（同表の百二の項の事項についての審判事件をいう。第二百九条第二項において同じ。）又は遺留分の放棄についての許可の審判事件（同表の百十の項の事項についての審判事件をいう。第二百十六条第一項第二号において同じ。）の申立てがあった場合における前項の規定の適用については、同項中「相続開始の時における被相続人」とあるのは「被相続人」と、「相続開始の前」とあるのは「申立て前」とする。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> With regard to the application of the provisions of the preceding paragraph if a petition is filed before the commencement of a succession proceeding for an adjudication case for the disinheritance of a presumptive heir (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (86); the same applies hereinafter), an adjudication case for the revocation of a ruling of the disinheritance of a presumptive heir (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (87); the same applies in Article 188, paragraph (1) and Article 189, paragraph (1)), an adjudication case for the confirmation of a will (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (102); the same applies in Article 209, paragraph (2)), or an adjudication case for permission for an heir's renunciation of the heir's legally reserved share (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (110); the same applies in Article 216, paragraph (1), item (ii)), the phrase "at the time of commencement of succession" in the same paragraph is deemed to be deleted, and the phrase "before the commencement of succession" in the same paragraph is deemed to be "before the filing of the petition".

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

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 23 December 2028
- The amendment: Moved to Article 3-12, paragraph (2); its words stay the same (Act No. 45 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045

Japanese:

> 相続開始の前に推定相続人の廃除の審判事件（別表第一の八十六の項の事項についての審判事件をいう。以下同じ。）、推定相続人の廃除の審判の取消しの審判事件（同表の八十七の項の事項についての審判事件をいう。第百八十八条第一項及び第百八十九条第一項において同じ。）、遺言の確認の審判事件（同表の百二の項の事項についての審判事件をいう。第二百九条第二項において同じ。）又は遺留分の放棄についての許可の審判事件（同表の百十の項の事項についての審判事件をいう。第二百十六条第一項第二号において同じ。）の申立てがあった場合における前項の規定の適用については、同項中「相続開始の時における被相続人」とあるのは「被相続人」と、「相続開始の前」とあるのは「申立て前」とする。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> With regard to the application of the provisions of the preceding paragraph if a petition is filed before the commencement of a succession proceeding for an adjudication case for the disinheritance of a presumptive heir (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (86); the same applies hereinafter), an adjudication case for the revocation of a ruling of the disinheritance of a presumptive heir (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (87); the same applies in Article 188, paragraph (1) and Article 189, paragraph (1)), an adjudication case for the confirmation of a will (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (102); the same applies in Article 209, paragraph (2)), or an adjudication case for permission for an heir's renunciation of the heir's legally reserved share (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 1, row (110); the same applies in Article 216, paragraph (1), item (ii)), the phrase "at the time of commencement of succession" in the same paragraph is deemed to be deleted, and the phrase "before the commencement of succession" in the same paragraph is deemed to be "before the filing of the petition".

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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)
