# Article 37, paragraph (4), its wordings — Personal Status Litigation Act

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How the wording of Article 37, paragraph (4) (第三十七条第四項) 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 (4) (第三十七条第四項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-status-litigation-act/art-37/par-4 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/personal-status-litigation-act/art-37/par-4)
- 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民事訴訟法第八十九条第二項及び第百七十条第三項の期日においては、同法第八十九条第三項及び第百七十条第四項の当事者は、和解及び請求の認諾をすることができない。ただし、当該期日における手続が裁判所及び当事者双方が映像と音声の送受信により相手の状態を相互に認識しながら通話をすることができる方法によって行われた場合には、この限りでない。

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

> The parties referred to in Article 89, paragraph (3) and Article 170, paragraph (4) of the Code of Civil Procedure may not effect a settlement or acknowledge a claim on the date provided in Article 89, paragraph (2) and Article 170, paragraph (3) in litigation connected with an action for divorce provided, however, that this does not apply if the proceedings on that date are conducted by a method that allows both the court and each of the parties to communicate with one another through audio and visual transmissions while gaining an awareness of one another's situation.

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

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 13 June 2028
- The amendment: Moved to paragraph (3); its words stay the same (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民事訴訟法第八十九条第二項及び第百七十条第三項の期日においては、同法第八十九条第三項及び第百七十条第四項の当事者は、和解及び請求の認諾をすることができない。ただし、当該期日における手続が裁判所及び当事者双方が映像と音声の送受信により相手の状態を相互に認識しながら通話をすることができる方法によって行われた場合には、この限りでない。

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

> The parties referred to in Article 89, paragraph (3) and Article 170, paragraph (4) of the Code of Civil Procedure may not effect a settlement or acknowledge a claim on the date provided in Article 89, paragraph (2) and Article 170, paragraph (3) in litigation connected with an action for divorce provided, however, that this does not apply if the proceedings on that date are conducted by a method that allows both the court and each of the parties to communicate with one another through audio and visual transmissions while gaining an awareness of one another's situation.

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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)