# 民法 / Civil Code — 第八百四十一条 (Article 841)

- 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: 第八百四十一条 (Article 841)（父母による未成年後見人の選任の請求） — address `art-841`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第八百四十一条（父母による未成年後見人の選任の請求） — (Request by the Parents for Appointment of a Guardian for a Minor)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-841 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-841 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-841</sup>

      **第一項**  父若しくは母が親権若しくは管理権を辞し、又は父若しくは母について親権喪失、親権停止若しくは管理権喪失の審判があったことによって未成年後見人を選任する必要が生じたときは、その父又は母は、遅滞なく未成年後見人の選任を家庭裁判所に請求しなければならない。
      <sup>art-841/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-841/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-841/par-1</sup>
      If the father or mother surrenders parental authority or the right to manage the child's property, or if the necessity of appointing a guardian for a minor arises as a result of a ruling affirming the loss of parental authority, suspending parental authority, or affirming the loss of the right to manage the child's property, the father or mother, without delay, must request the family court to appoint a guardian.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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 2 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4275/tb), 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