# 民法 / Civil Code — 第九百六条 (Article 906)

- 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: 第九百六条 (Article 906)（遺産の分割の基準） — address `art-906`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-906
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### 第九百六条（遺産の分割の基準） — (Standards for the Division of the Estate)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-906 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-906 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-906</sup>

    **第一項**  遺産の分割は、遺産に属する物又は権利の種類及び性質、各相続人の年齢、職業、心身の状態及び生活の状況その他一切の事情を考慮してこれをする。
    <sup>art-906/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-906/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-906/par-1</sup>
    The division of an estate is made in consideration of the type and nature of goods and rights belonging to the estate, the age, occupation, mental and physical condition, and financial circumstances of each heir, and all other circumstances.
    <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