# 民法 / Civil Code — 第三十二条 (Article 32)

- Law: 民法 (Civil Code), 明治二十九年法律第八十九号
- English title "Civil Code": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第三十二条 (Article 32)（失踪の宣告の取消し） — address `art-32`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第三十二条（失踪の宣告の取消し） — (Revocation of Declarations of Presumed Death)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-32</sup>

    **第一項**  失踪者が生存すること又は前条に規定する時と異なる時に死亡したことの証明があったときは、家庭裁判所は、本人又は利害関係人の請求により、失踪の宣告を取り消さなければならない。この場合において、その取消しは、失踪の宣告後その取消し前に善意でした行為の効力に影響を及ぼさない。
    <sup>art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-32/par-1</sup>
    Having received proof that a person presumed dead is alive or they died at a time that is different from the time provided for in the preceding Article, the family court must revoke the declaration of presumed death, at the request of the person themselves or an interested party. In this case, the revocation does not affect the validity of any act performed in good faith after the declaration of presumed death but before its revocation.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  失踪の宣告によって財産を得た者は、その取消しによって権利を失う。ただし、現に利益を受けている限度においてのみ、その財産を返還する義務を負う。
    <sup>art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-32/par-2</sup>
    A person who has acquired property due to a declaration of presumed death loses the rights in question due to its revocation; provided, however, that the person has the obligation to return that property only to the extent that the person has actually been enriched.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-32/par-1: 前条 → 民法 第三十一条 (Article 31), art-31 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-31

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11