# Article 47, paragraph (1), its wordings — Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act

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How the wording of Article 47, paragraph (1) (第四十七条第一項) 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 47, paragraph (1) (第四十七条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-47/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-47/par-1)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 53 of 2023

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 当事者又は利害関係を疎明した第三者は、家庭裁判所の許可を得て、裁判所書記官に対し、家事審判事件の記録の閲覧若しくは謄写、その正本、謄本若しくは抄本の交付又は家事審判事件に関する事項の証明書の交付（第二百八十九条第六項において「記録の閲覧等」という。）を請求することができる。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> A party or a third party who has made a prima facie showing of interest may, with permission from the family court, make a request to a court clerk for the inspection or copying of, or the issuance of an authenticated copy, transcript or extract of, a record of a case for adjudication of domestic relations, or for the issuance of a certificate of matters concerning a case for adjudication of domestic relations (hereinafter referred to as the "inspection of a record" in Article 289, paragraph (6)).

## 2. By 13 June 2028 — Act No. 53 of 2023

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 13 June 2028
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 53 of 2023) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053

Japanese:

> 当事者又は利害関係を疎明した第三者は、家庭裁判所の許可を得て、裁判所書記官に対し、非電磁的家事審判事件記録（家事審判事件の記録中次条第一項に規定する電磁的家事審判事件記録を除いた部分をいう。以下この条において同じ。）の閲覧若しくは謄写又はその正本、謄本若しくは抄本の交付を請求することができる。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> A party or a third party who has made a prima facie showing of interest may, with permission from the family court, make a request to a court clerk for the inspection or copying of, or the issuance of an authenticated copy, transcript or extract of, a hard-copy record of a case for adjudication of domestic relations (meaning the part of the record of a case for adjudication of domestic relations excluding the electronic or magnetic record of a case for adjudication of domestic relations prescribed in paragraph (1) of the following Article; the same applies hereinafter in this Article).

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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/423AC0000000052/20270623_508AC0000000045)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000052/20280613_505AC0000000053)