# Article 3-13, paragraph (3), its wordings — Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act

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How the wording of Article 3-13, paragraph (3) (第三条の十三第三項) 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 3-13, paragraph (3) (第三条の十三第三項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-13/par-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-3-13/par-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:

> 人事訴訟法（平成十五年法律第百九号）第二条に規定する人事に関する訴え（離婚及び離縁の訴えを除く。）を提起することができる事項についての調停事件については、第一項（第二号及び第三号に係る部分に限る。）の規定は、適用しない。

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

> The provisions of paragraph (1) (limited to the parts concerning items (ii) and (iii)) do not apply to mediation cases regarding matters for which actions concerning personal status prescribed in Article 2 of the Personal Status Litigation Act (Act No. 109 of 2003) (excluding an action for divorce and an action for the dissolution of an adoptive relationship) may be filed.

## 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 3-14, paragraph (3); its words stay the same (Act No. 45 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000045

Japanese:

> 人事訴訟法（平成十五年法律第百九号）第二条に規定する人事に関する訴え（離婚及び離縁の訴えを除く。）を提起することができる事項についての調停事件については、第一項（第二号及び第三号に係る部分に限る。）の規定は、適用しない。

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

> The provisions of paragraph (1) (limited to the parts concerning items (ii) and (iii)) do not apply to mediation cases regarding matters for which actions concerning personal status prescribed in Article 2 of the Personal Status Litigation Act (Act No. 109 of 2003) (excluding an action for divorce and an action for the dissolution of an adoptive relationship) may be filed.

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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)