# Article 64, paragraph (1), its wordings — Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act

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How the wording of Article 64, paragraph (1) (第六十四条第一項) 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 64, paragraph (1) (第六十四条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-64/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-64/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:

> 家事審判の手続における証拠調べについては、民事訴訟法第二編第四章第一節から第六節までの規定（同法第百七十九条、第百八十二条、第百八十五条第三項、第百八十七条から第百八十九条まで、第二百五条第二項、第二百七条第二項、第二百八条、第二百十五条第二項、第二百二十四条（同法第二百二十九条第二項及び第二百三十二条第一項において準用する場合を含む。）、第二百二十七条第二項、第二百二十九条第四項及び第二百三十二条の二の規定を除く。）を準用する。この場合において、同法第二百五条第三項中「事項又は前項の規定によりファイルに記録された事項若しくは同項の記録媒体に記録された事項」とあり、及び同法第二百十五条第四項中「事項又は第二項の規定によりファイルに記録された事項若しくは同項の記録媒体に記録された事項」とあるのは「事項」と、同法第二百三十一条の二第二項中「方法又は最高裁判所規則で定める電子情報処理組織を使用する方法」とあるのは「方法」と、同法第二百三十一条の三第二項中「若しくは送付し、又は最高裁判所規則で定める電子情報処理組織を使用する」とあるのは「又は送付する」と読み替えるものとする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> With regard to the examination of evidence in proceedings for adjudication of domestic relations, the provisions of Part II, Chapter 4, Sections 1 through 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure (excluding Articles 179 and 182, Article 185, paragraph (3), Articles 187 through 189, Article 205, paragraph (2), Article 207, paragraph (2), Article 208, Article 215, paragraph (2), Article 224 (including the cases applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 229, paragraph (2) and Article 232, paragraph (1) of the Code), Article 227, paragraph (2), Article 229, paragraph (4) and Article 232-2 of the Code) apply mutatis mutandis. In this case, the phrase "the information given in a paper document under paragraph (1), or the information recorded in the court's computer files or the information recorded in a recording medium under the preceding paragraph" in Article 205, paragraph (3) of the Code and the phrase "the information detailed in a document under paragraph (1), or the information recorded in the court's computer files pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) or the particulars recorded in a recording medium as referred to in that paragraph" in Article 215, paragraph (4) of the Code are deemed to be replaced with "information"; in Article 231-2, paragraph (2) of the Code, the phrase "a recording medium on which the electronic or magnetic record has been recorded or by using an Electronic Data Processing System as specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court" is deemed to be replaced with "a recording medium on which the electronic or magnetic record has been recorded"; and in Article 231-3, paragraph (2) of the Code, the phrase "submitting or sending a recording medium on which the electronic or magnetic record has been stored or by using an Electronic Data Processing System as specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court" is deemed to be replaced with "submitting or sending a recording medium on which the electronic or magnetic record has been stored".

## 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:

> 家事審判の手続における証拠調べについては、民事訴訟法第二編第四章第一節から第六節までの規定（同法第百七十九条、第百八十二条、第百八十七条から第百八十九条まで、第二百七条第二項、第二百八条、第二百二十四条（同法第二百二十九条第二項及び第二百三十二条第一項において準用する場合を含む。）及び第二百二十九条第四項の規定を除く。）を準用する。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> With regard to the examination of evidence in proceedings for adjudication of domestic relations, the provisions of Part II, Chapter IV, Sections 1 through 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure (excluding the provisions of Article 179, Article 182, Articles 187 through 189, Article 207, paragraph (2), Article 208, and Article 224 of the Code (including the cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 229, paragraph (2) and Article 232, paragraph (1) of the Code) and Article 229, paragraph (4) of the Code) apply mutatis mutandis.

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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)