# 民法 / Civil Code — 第八百五十八条 (Article 858)

- 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: 第八百五十八条 (Article 858)（成年被後見人の意思の尊重及び身上の配慮） — address `art-858`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-858
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-858
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### 第八百五十八条（成年被後見人の意思の尊重及び身上の配慮） — (Respect for the Wishes of the Adult Ward, Personal Consideration)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-858 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-858 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-858</sup>

    **第一項**  成年後見人は、成年被後見人の生活、療養看護及び財産の管理に関する事務を行うに当たっては、成年被後見人の意思を尊重し、かつ、その心身の状態及び生活の状況に配慮しなければならない。
    <sup>art-858/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-858/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-858/par-1</sup>
    The guardian of an adult, in undertaking administration in respect of the daily life, medical treatment or care, and management of the property of the adult ward, must respect the wishes of the adult ward and act with consideration for the ward's mental and physical condition and circumstances in the ward's daily life.
    <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