# Article 13, paragraph (1), its wordings — Personal Status Litigation Act

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How the wording of Article 13, paragraph (1) (第十三条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Personal Status Litigation Act (人事訴訟法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-status-litigation-act
- Provision: Article 13, paragraph (1) (第十三条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-status-litigation-act/art-13/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/personal-status-litigation-act/art-13/par-1)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-status-litigation-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 46 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 人事訴訟の訴訟手続における訴訟行為については、民法第五条第一項及び第二項、第九条、第十三条並びに第十七条並びに民事訴訟法第三十一条並びに第三十二条第一項（同法第四十条第四項において準用する場合を含む。）及び第二項の規定は、適用しない。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> The provisions of Article 5, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Civil Code and of Article 9, Article 13, and Article 17 of that Code, as well as the provisions of Article 31 of the Code of Civil Procedure and of Article 32, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 40, paragraph (4) of that Code) and Article 32, paragraph (2) of that Code do not apply to procedural acts in personal status litigation proceedings.

## 2. Date not yet set — Act No. 46 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: Date not yet set
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 46 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-status-litigation-act/amendments/20281223_508AC0000000046

Japanese:

> 人事訴訟の訴訟手続における訴訟行為については、民法第五条第一項及び第二項、第九条並びに第十条第二項及び第三項並びに民事訴訟法第三十一条並びに第三十二条第一項（同法第四十条第四項において準用する場合を含む。）及び第二項の規定は、適用しない。

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

> The provisions of Article 5, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Civil Code and of Article 9 and Article 10, paragraphs (2) and (3) of that Code, as well as the provisions of Article 31 of the Code of Civil Procedure and of Article 32, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 40, paragraph (4) of that Code) and Article 32, paragraph (2) of that Code do not apply to procedural acts in personal status litigation proceedings.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000109)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5166/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/415AC0000000109/20280613_505AC0000000053)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000109/20281223_508AC0000000046)