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

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How the wording of Article 3-12, paragraph (1), item (iii) (第三条の十二第一項第三号) 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), item (iii) (第三条の十二第一項第三号) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-12/par-1/item-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-12/par-1/item-3)
- 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:

> 日本国内に住所がある夫又は妻であった者の一方からの申立てであって、夫であった者及び妻であった者が最後の共通の住所を日本国内に有していたとき。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> the case is based on a petition filed by a person who has been a husband or wife and is domiciled in Japan, and the person who has been a husband and the person who has been a wife were last domiciled together in Japan; or

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

Japanese:

> 日本国内に住所がある夫又は妻であった者の一方からの申立てであって、夫であった者及び妻であった者が最後の共通の住所を日本国内に有していたとき。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> the case is based on a petition filed by a person who has been a husband or wife and is domiciled in Japan, and the person who has been a husband and the person who has been a wife were last domiciled together in Japan; or

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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)