# Article 37, paragraph (1), its wordings — Personal Status Litigation Act

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How the wording of Article 37, paragraph (1) (第三十七条第一項) 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 37, paragraph (1) (第三十七条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-status-litigation-act/art-37/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/personal-status-litigation-act/art-37/par-1)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-status-litigation-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 53 of 2023

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 離婚の訴えに係る訴訟における和解（これにより離婚がされるものに限る。以下この条において同じ。）並びに請求の放棄及び認諾については、第十九条第二項の規定にかかわらず、民事訴訟法第二百六十六条（第二項中請求の認諾に関する部分を除く。）、第二百六十七条第一項及び第二百六十七条の二の規定を適用する。ただし、請求の認諾については、第三十二条第一項の附帯処分についての裁判又は同条第三項の親権者の指定についての裁判をすることを要しない場合に限る。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 19, paragraph (2), the provisions of Article 266 of the Code of Civil Procedure (excluding the part related to the acknowledgement of a claim in paragraph (2)) and of Article 267, paragraph (1) and Article 267-2 of that Code apply to a settlement (limited to a settlement by which divorce is effected; the same applies in this Article below) and the waiver or acknowledgement of a claim in litigation connected with an action for divorce provided, however, that, with regard to the acknowledgement of claims, this is limited to cases in which it is not necessary to make a judicial decision on ancillary disposition, as referred to in Article 32, paragraph (1) or a judicial decision designating the person with parental authority, as referred to in paragraph (3) of that Article.

## 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/personal-status-litigation-act/amendments/20280613_505AC0000000053

Japanese:

> 離婚の訴えに係る訴訟における和解（これにより離婚がされるものに限る。以下この条において同じ。）並びに請求の放棄及び認諾については、第十九条第二項の規定にかかわらず、民事訴訟法第二百六十六条（第二項中請求の認諾に関する部分を除く。）、第二百六十七条及び第二百六十七条の二の規定を適用する。ただし、請求の認諾については、第三十二条第一項の附帯処分についての裁判又は同条第三項の親権者の指定についての裁判をすることを要しない場合に限る。

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

> Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 19, paragraph (2), the provisions of Article 266 of the Code of Civil Procedure (excluding the part related to the acknowledgement of a claim in paragraph (2)) and of Articles 267 and 267-2 of that Code apply to a settlement (limited to a settlement by which divorce is effected; the same applies in this Article below) and the waiver or acknowledgement of a claim in litigation connected with an action for divorce provided, however, that, with regard to the acknowledgement of claims, this is limited to cases in which it is not necessary to make a judicial decision on ancillary disposition, as referred to in Article 32, paragraph (1) or a judicial decision designating the person with parental authority, as referred to in paragraph (3) of that Article.

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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/415AC0000000109/20260624_508AC0000000046)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000109/20280613_505AC0000000053)