# Article 3-12, paragraph (1), its wordings — Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act

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How the wording of Article 3-12, paragraph (1) (第三条の十二第一項) 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 3-12, paragraph (1) (第三条の十二第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-12/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-12/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:

> 裁判所は、財産の分与に関する処分の審判事件（別表第二の四の項の事項についての審判事件をいう。第百五十条第五号及び第百五十二条の二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。

English (Machine translation, corrected on review, not official):

> The court has jurisdiction over an adjudication case for a disposition regarding the division of property (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 2, row (4); the same applies in Article 150, item (v) and Article 152-2, paragraph (2)) if the case falls under any of the following items:

## 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 3-13, paragraph (1); its words stay the same (Act No. 45 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045

Japanese:

> 裁判所は、財産の分与に関する処分の審判事件（別表第二の四の項の事項についての審判事件をいう。第百五十条第五号及び第百五十二条の二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。

English (Machine translation, corrected on review, not official):

> The court has jurisdiction over an adjudication case for a disposition regarding the division of property (meaning an adjudication case regarding the matters set forth in Appended Table 2, row (4); the same applies in Article 150, item (v) and Article 152-2, paragraph (2)) if the case falls under any of the following items:

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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)