# 民法 / Civil Code — 第二章 (Part 4, Chapter 2) - 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: 第二章 (Part 4, Chapter 2) — address `pt-4/ch-2` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-4/ch-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-4/ch-2 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第二章　婚姻 — Chapter II Marriage heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-4/ch-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-4/ch-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-4/ch-2 ## 第一節　婚姻の成立 — Section 1 Formation of a Marriage heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-4/ch-2/sec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-4/ch-2/sec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-4/ch-2/sec-1 ## 第一款　婚姻の要件 — Subsection 1 Requirements for Marriage heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-4/ch-2/sec-1/subsec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-4/ch-2/sec-1/subsec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-4/ch-2/sec-1/subsec-1 ### 第七百三十一条（婚姻適齢） — (Marriageable Age) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-731 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-731 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-731 **第一項** 婚姻は、十八歳にならなければ、することができない。 art-731/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-731/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-731/par-1 Marriage may not be entered into until a person has reached the age of 18. machine translation, not official ### 第七百三十二条（重婚の禁止） — (Prohibition of Bigamy) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-732 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-732 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-732 **第一項** 配偶者のある者は、重ねて婚姻をすることができない。 art-732/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-732/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-732/par-1 A person who has a spouse may not enter into another marriage. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百三十三条 〔削除 / repealed〕 art-733 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-733 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-733 **第一項** 削除 art-733/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-733/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-733/par-1 ### 第七百三十四条（近親者間の婚姻の禁止） — (Prohibition of Marriage between Close Relatives) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-734 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-734 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-734 **第一項** 直系血族又は三親等内の傍系血族の間では、婚姻をすることができない。ただし、養子と養方の傍系血族との間では、この限りでない。 art-734/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-734/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-734/par-1 Lineal blood relatives may not marry, nor may collateral blood relatives of up to the third degree of kinship; provided, however that this does not apply with respect to a marriage between an adopted child and a collateral blood relative through adoption. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 第八百十七条の九の規定により親族関係が終了した後も、前項と同様とする。 art-734/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-734/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-734/par-2 The preceding paragraph also applies after kinship is terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article 817-9. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百三十五条（直系姻族間の婚姻の禁止） — (Prohibition of Marriage between Lineal Relatives by Affinity) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-735 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-735 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-735 **第一項** 直系姻族の間では、婚姻をすることができない。第七百二十八条又は第八百十七条の九の規定により姻族関係が終了した後も、同様とする。 art-735/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-735/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-735/par-1 Lineal relatives by affinity may not marry. This also applies after relationships of affinity are terminated pursuant to the provisions of Article 728 or Article 817-9. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百三十六条（養親子等の間の婚姻の禁止） — (Prohibition of Marriage between Adoptive Parent and Child) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-736 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-736 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-736 **第一項** 養子若しくはその配偶者又は養子の直系卑属若しくはその配偶者と養親又はその直系尊属との間では、第七百二十九条の規定により親族関係が終了した後でも、婚姻をすることができない。 art-736/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-736/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-736/par-1 Even after the termination of kinship pursuant to the provisions of Article 729, marriage is not permissible between the adopted child, the spouse thereof, the lineal descendant of the adopted child, or the spouse thereof, and the adoptive parent or lineal ascendant thereof. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百三十七条 〔削除 / repealed〕 art-737 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-737 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-737 **第一項** 削除 art-737/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-737/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-737/par-1 ### 第七百三十八条（成年被後見人の婚姻） — (Marriage of an Adult Ward) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-738 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-738 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-738 **第一項** 成年被後見人が婚姻をするには、その成年後見人の同意を要しない。 art-738/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-738/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-738/par-1 An adult ward does not need the consent of a guardian in order to marry. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百三十九条（婚姻の届出） — (Application to Register a Marriage) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-739 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-739 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-739 **第一項** 婚姻は、戸籍法（昭和二十二年法律第二百二十四号）の定めるところにより届け出ることによって、その効力を生ずる。 art-739/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-739/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-739/par-1 A marriage becomes valid when an application to register the marriage is filed pursuant to the Family Register Act (Act No. 224 of 1947). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の届出は、当事者双方及び成年の証人二人以上が署名した書面で、又はこれらの者から口頭で、しなければならない。 art-739/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-739/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-739/par-2 The application referred to in the preceding paragraph must be filed using a paper document bearing the signatures of both parties and no fewer than two adult witnesses, or must be filed orally by these persons. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百四十条（婚姻の届出の受理） — (Acceptance of Application to Register a Marriage) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-740 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-740 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-740 **第一項** 婚姻の届出は、その婚姻が第七百三十一条、第七百三十二条、第七百三十四条から第七百三十六条まで及び前条第二項の規定その他の法令の規定に違反しないことを認めた後でなければ、受理することができない。 art-740/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-740/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-740/par-1 It is not permissible to accept an application to register a marriage until the marriage has been found not to violate the provisions of Article 731, Article 732, and Article 734 through Article 736, the provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, or the provisions of any other law or regulation. machine translation, not official ### 第七百四十一条（外国に在る日本人間の婚姻の方式） — (Marriage between Japanese Nationals in a Foreign Country) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-741 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-741 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-741 **第一項** 外国に在る日本人間で婚姻をしようとするときは、その国に駐在する日本の大使、公使又は領事にその届出をすることができる。この場合においては、前二条の規定を準用する。 art-741/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-741/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-741/par-1 If two Japanese nationals in a foreign country seek to marry, they may file an application to register their marriage with the Japanese Ambassador, Minister of the Japanese Embassy, or Consul stationed in that country. The provisions of the preceding two Articles apply mutatis mutandis in such a case. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ## 第二款　婚姻の無効及び取消し — Subsection 2 Nullity and Cancellation of Marriages heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-4/ch-2/sec-1/subsec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-4/ch-2/sec-1/subsec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-4/ch-2/sec-1/subsec-2 ### 第七百四十二条（婚姻の無効） — (Nullity of Marriage) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-742 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-742 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-742 **第一項** 婚姻は、次に掲げる場合に限り、無効とする。 art-742/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-742/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-742/par-1 A marriage is void only in one of the following cases: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 人違いその他の事由によって当事者間に婚姻をする意思がないとき。 art-742/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-742/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-742/par-1/item-1 if the parties did not have the mutual intention to enter into a marriage due to a party being mistaken as to the identity of the other or any other such cause; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 当事者が婚姻の届出をしないとき。ただし、その届出が第七百三十九条第二項に定める方式を欠くだけであるときは、婚姻は、そのためにその効力を妨げられない。 art-742/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-742/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-742/par-1/item-2 if the parties have failed to file an application to register the marriage; provided, however, that if the application to register merely lacks a formality prescribed in Article 739, paragraph (2), this does not impair the validity of the marriage. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百四十三条（婚姻の取消し） — (Cancellation of a Marriage) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-743 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-743 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-743 **第一項** 婚姻は、次条、第七百四十五条及び第七百四十七条の規定によらなければ、取り消すことができない。 art-743/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-743/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-743/par-1 A marriage may not be canceled other than pursuant to the provisions of the following Article, Article 745, and Article 747. machine translation, not official ### 第七百四十四条（不適法な婚姻の取消し） — (Cancellation of an Unlawful Marriage) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-744 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-744 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-744 **第一項** 第七百三十一条、第七百三十二条及び第七百三十四条から第七百三十六条までの規定に違反した婚姻は、各当事者、その親族又は検察官から、その取消しを家庭裁判所に請求することができる。ただし、検察官は、当事者の一方が死亡した後は、これを請求することができない。 art-744/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-744/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-744/par-1 Either of the parties, their relatives, or the public prosecutor may request the family court to cancel the marriage if it violates any provision of Article 731, Article 732, or Article 734 through Article 736; provided, however, that the public prosecutor may not request this after the death of one of the parties. machine translation, not official **第二項** 第七百三十二条の規定に違反した婚姻については、前婚の配偶者も、その取消しを請求することができる。 art-744/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-744/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-744/par-2 With regard to a marriage that violates the provisions of Article 732, the spouse in the previous marriage may also request that the marriage be canceled. machine translation, not official ### 第七百四十五条（不適齢者の婚姻の取消し） — (Cancellation of the Marriage of a Person Not of Marriageable Age) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-745 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-745 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-745 **第一項** 第七百三十一条の規定に違反した婚姻は、不適齢者が適齢に達したときは、その取消しを請求することができない。 art-745/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-745/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-745/par-1 It is not permissible to request that a marriage violating the provisions of Article 731 be canceled once the person that was not of marriageable age reaches marriageable age. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 不適齢者は、適齢に達した後、なお三箇月間は、その婚姻の取消しを請求することができる。ただし、適齢に達した後に追認をしたときは、この限りでない。 art-745/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-745/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-745/par-2 A person formerly not of marriageable age may request that the person's own marriage be canceled within a further period of three months after reaching marriageable age; provided, however, that this does not apply if the person ratifies the marriage after reaching marriageable age. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百四十六条 〔削除 / repealed〕 art-746 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-746 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-746 **第一項** 削除 art-746/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-746/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-746/par-1 ### 第七百四十七条（詐欺又は強迫による婚姻の取消し） — (Cancellation of a Marriage Resulting from Fraud or Duress) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-747 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-747 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-747 **第一項** 詐欺又は強迫によって婚姻をした者は、その婚姻の取消しを家庭裁判所に請求することができる。 art-747/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-747/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-747/par-1 A person who has married due to fraud or duress may request the family court to cancel the marriage. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定による取消権は、当事者が、詐欺を発見し、若しくは強迫を免れた後三箇月を経過し、又は追認をしたときは、消滅する。 art-747/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-747/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-747/par-2 The right to cancel a marriage as under the preceding paragraph expires if, after discovering the fraud or escaping from the duress, the party allows three months to pass or ratifies the marriage. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百四十八条（婚姻の取消しの効力） — (Effect of Cancellation of a Marriage) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-748 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-748 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-748 **第一項** 婚姻の取消しは、将来に向かってのみその効力を生ずる。 art-748/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-748/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-748/par-1 The cancellation of a marriage has only prospective effect. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 婚姻の時においてその取消しの原因があることを知らなかった当事者が、婚姻によって財産を得たときは、現に利益を受けている限度において、その返還をしなければならない。 art-748/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-748/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-748/par-2 A party who did not know of the grounds to cancel at the time of marriage must make restitution for property gained as a result of the marriage, to the extent of the benefit that that party retains. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 婚姻の時においてその取消しの原因があることを知っていた当事者は、婚姻によって得た利益の全部を返還しなければならない。この場合において、相手方が善意であったときは、これに対して損害を賠償する責任を負う。 art-748/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-748/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-748/par-3 A party who had knowledge of the grounds to cancel at the time of marriage must make restitution for all benefits obtained as a result of the marriage. In such a case, the party with knowledge is liable to compensate the other party for damage if the other party entered into the marriage in good faith. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百四十九条（離婚の規定の準用） — (Mutatis Mutandis Application of Divorce Provisions) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-749 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-749 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-749 **第一項** 第七百二十八条第一項、第七百六十六条から第七百六十九条まで、第七百九十条第一項ただし書並びに第八百十九条第二項、第三項及び第五項から第七項までの規定は、婚姻の取消しについて準用する。 art-749/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-749/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-749/par-1 The provisions of Article 728, paragraph (1); Article 766 through Article 769; the proviso to Article 790, paragraph (1); and Article 819, paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) through (7) apply mutatis mutandis to the cancellation of a marriage. machine translation, not official ## 第二節　婚姻の効力 — Section 2 Legal Effect of Marriage heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-4/ch-2/sec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-4/ch-2/sec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-4/ch-2/sec-2 ### 第七百五十条（夫婦の氏） — (Surname of Husband and Wife) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-750 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-750 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-750 **第一項** 夫婦は、婚姻の際に定めるところに従い、夫又は妻の氏を称する。 art-750/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-750/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-750/par-1 A husband and wife take the surname of either the husband or the wife, as decided at the time of marriage. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百五十一条（生存配偶者の復氏等） — (Surviving Spouse Reverting to Previous Surname) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-751 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-751 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-751 **第一項** 夫婦の一方が死亡したときは、生存配偶者は、婚姻前の氏に復することができる。 art-751/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-751/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-751/par-1 If one party to a marriage dies, the surviving spouse may revert to the surname used before the marriage. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 第七百六十九条の規定は、前項及び第七百二十八条第二項の場合について準用する。 art-751/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-751/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-751/par-2 The provisions of Article 769 apply mutatis mutandis to a case as referred to in the preceding paragraph or Article 728, paragraph (2). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百五十二条（同居、協力及び扶助の義務） — (Duty to Live Together, Cooperate, and Be of Assistance to Each Other) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-752 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-752 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-752 **第一項** 夫婦は同居し、互いに協力し扶助しなければならない。 art-752/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-752/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-752/par-1 A husband and wife must live together, cooperate with each other, and act so as to be of assistance to each other. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百五十三条から第七百五十四条まで 〔削除 / repealed〕 art-753-to-754 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-753-to-754 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-753-to-754 **第一項** 削除 art-753-to-754/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-753-to-754/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-753-to-754/par-1 ## 第三節　夫婦財産制 — Section 3 Marital Property Systems heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-4/ch-2/sec-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-4/ch-2/sec-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-4/ch-2/sec-3 ## 第一款　総則 — Subsection 1 General Provisions heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-4/ch-2/sec-3/subsec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-4/ch-2/sec-3/subsec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-4/ch-2/sec-3/subsec-1 ### 第七百五十五条（夫婦の財産関係） — (Property Relations of Husband and Wife) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-755 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-755 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-755 **第一項** 夫婦が、婚姻の届出前に、その財産について別段の契約をしなかったときは、その財産関係は、次款に定めるところによる。 art-755/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-755/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-755/par-1 Unless husband and wife enter into an agreement setting forth otherwise with regard to their property before filing the application to register the marriage, their property relations are as prescribed in the following subsection. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百五十六条（夫婦財産契約の対抗要件） — (Requirement for the Perfection of Prenuptial Property Agreement) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-756 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-756 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-756 **第一項** 夫婦が法定財産制と異なる契約をしたときは、婚姻の届出までにその登記をしなければ、これを夫婦の承継人及び第三者に対抗することができない。 art-756/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-756/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-756/par-1 If a husband and wife have entered into an agreement that departs from the statutory property system, the agreement may not be asserted against the successor in title of the husband or wife or against a third party unless it is registered by the time that the application to register the marriage is filed. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百五十七条 〔削除 / repealed〕 art-757 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-757 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-757 **第一項** 削除 art-757/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-757/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-757/par-1 Deleted Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百五十八条（夫婦の財産関係の変更の制限等） — (Restrictions on Modification of Property Relations of a Husband and Wife) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-758 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-758 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-758 **第一項** 夫婦の財産関係は、婚姻の届出後は、変更することができない。 art-758/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-758/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-758/par-1 The property relations of a husband and wife may not be modified after registration of their marriage. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 夫婦の一方が、他の一方の財産を管理する場合において、管理が失当であったことによってその財産を危うくしたときは、他の一方は、自らその管理をすることを家庭裁判所に請求することができる。 art-758/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-758/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-758/par-2 If one party to a marriage manages the property of the other and imperils that property through mismanagement, the other party may file a request with the family court to personally manage that property. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 共有財産については、前項の請求とともに、その分割を請求することができる。 art-758/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-758/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-758/par-3 A claim may be filed for the division of property held in coownership together with the claim referred to in the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百五十九条（財産の管理者の変更及び共有財産の分割の対抗要件） — (Requirements for the Perfection of a Change in the Person Managing the Property or the Division of Property Held in Coownership) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-759 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-759 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-759 **第一項** 前条の規定又は第七百五十五条の契約の結果により、財産の管理者を変更し、又は共有財産の分割をしたときは、その登記をしなければ、これを夫婦の承継人及び第三者に対抗することができない。 art-759/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-759/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-759/par-1 If the person managing the property changes or property held in co-ownership is divided pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article or as a result of the agreement referred to in Article 755, this may not be asserted against the successor in title of the husband or wife or against a third party unless it is registered. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ## 第二款　法定財産制 — Subsection 2 Statutory Marital Property System heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-4/ch-2/sec-3/subsec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-4/ch-2/sec-3/subsec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-4/ch-2/sec-3/subsec-2 ### 第七百六十条（婚姻費用の分担） — (Sharing of Living Expenses) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-760 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-760 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-760 **第一項** 夫婦は、その資産、収入その他一切の事情を考慮して、婚姻から生ずる費用を分担する。 art-760/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-760/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-760/par-1 A husband and wife share the expenses that arise from their marriage, in consideration of their assets, income, and all other circumstances. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百六十一条（日常の家事に関する債務の連帯責任） — (Joint and Several Liability for Debts Incurred for Household Necessities) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-761 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-761 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-761 **第一項** 夫婦の一方が日常の家事に関して第三者と法律行為をしたときは、他の一方は、これによって生じた債務について、連帯してその責任を負う。ただし、第三者に対し責任を負わない旨を予告した場合は、この限りでない。 art-761/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-761/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-761/par-1 When one party to a marriage performs a juridical act with a third party in respect of a household necessity, the other party to the marriage is jointly and severally liable for the debt arising from that act; provided, however, that this does not apply if advance notice is given to the third party indicating that the other party to the marriage will not bear such liability. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百六十二条（夫婦間における財産の帰属） — (Vesting of Property in the Husband and Wife) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-762 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-762 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-762 **第一項** 夫婦の一方が婚姻前から有する財産及び婚姻中自己の名で得た財産は、その特有財産（夫婦の一方が単独で有する財産をいう。）とする。 art-762/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-762/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-762/par-1 Property owned by one party before marriage and property obtained in the name of that party during the marriage is separate property (meaning property that one party to a marriage owns independently of the other party). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 夫婦のいずれに属するか明らかでない財産は、その共有に属するものと推定する。 art-762/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-762/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-762/par-2 Property that does not clearly belong to either husband or wife is presumed to be held in coownership. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ## 第四節　離婚 — Section 4 Divorce heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-4/ch-2/sec-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-4/ch-2/sec-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-4/ch-2/sec-4 ## 第一款　協議上の離婚 — Subsection 1 Divorce by Agreement heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-4/ch-2/sec-4/subsec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-4/ch-2/sec-4/subsec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-4/ch-2/sec-4/subsec-1 ### 第七百六十三条（協議上の離婚） — (Divorce by Agreement) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-763 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-763 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-763 **第一項** 夫婦は、その協議で、離婚をすることができる。 art-763/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-763/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-763/par-1 A husband and wife may divorce by agreement. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百六十四条（婚姻の規定の準用） — (Mutatis Mutandis Application of Marriage Provisions) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-764 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-764 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-764 **第一項** 第七百三十八条、第七百三十九条及び第七百四十七条の規定は、協議上の離婚について準用する。 art-764/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-764/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-764/par-1 The provisions of Articles 738, 739, and 747 apply mutatis mutandis to a divorce by agreement. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百六十五条（離婚の届出の受理） — (Acceptance of Application to Register a Divorce) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-765 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-765 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-765 **第一項** 離婚の届出は、その離婚が前条において準用する第七百三十九条第二項の規定その他の法令の規定に違反しないこと及び夫婦間に成年に達しない子がある場合には次の各号のいずれかに該当することを認めた後でなければ、受理することができない。 art-765/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-765/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-765/par-1 It is not permissible to accept an application to register a divorce until the divorce has been found not to violate the provisions of Article 739, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding Article or the provisions of any other law or regulation, and, if there is a child between the husband and wife who has not attained the age of majority, to fall under any of the following items. machine translation, not official **一** 親権者の定めがされていること。 art-765/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-765/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-765/par-1/item-1 the person with parental authority has been determined; machine translation, not official **二** 親権者の指定を求める家事審判又は家事調停の申立てがされていること。 art-765/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-765/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-765/par-1/item-2 a petition for a domestic relations ruling or domestic relations conciliation seeking the designation of the person with parental authority has been filed. machine translation, not official **第二項** 離婚の届出が前項の規定に違反して受理されたときであっても、離婚は、そのためにその効力を妨げられない。 art-765/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-765/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-765/par-2 Even if an application to register a divorce is accepted in violation of the provisions of the preceding paragraph, this does not impair the validity of the divorce. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百六十六条（離婚後の子の監護に関する事項の定め等） — (Determining Issues of Child Custody Following Divorce) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-766 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766 **第一項** 父母が協議上の離婚をするときは、子の監護をすべき者又は子の監護の分掌、父又は母と子との交流、子の監護に要する費用の分担その他の子の監護について必要な事項は、その協議で定める。この場合においては、子の利益を最も優先して考慮しなければならない。 art-766/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-1 If parents divorce by agreement, the issues that need to be determined in connection with child custody, such as who will have custody over the child or the allocation of custody of the child, contact between the father or mother and the child, and the sharing of expenses that custody of the child requires, are determined in that agreement. The child's interests must be given the highest priority in the consideration of these issues, in such a case. machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の協議が調わないとき、又は協議をすることができないときは、家庭裁判所が、同項の事項を定める。 art-766/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-2 If the agreement referred to in the preceding paragraph is not reached or if discussions toward such an agreement cannot be held, the issues referred to in the preceding paragraph are determined by the family court. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 家庭裁判所は、必要があると認めるときは、前二項の規定による定めを変更し、その他子の監護について相当な処分を命ずることができる。 art-766/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-3 The family court may change a determination under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs and order any other proper disposition regarding child custody if it finds this to be necessary. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 前三項の規定によっては、監護の範囲外では、父母の権利義務に変更を生じない。 art-766/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-4 Parental rights and duties beyond the scope of custody are not altered by the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百六十六条の二（審判による父母以外の親族と子との交流の定め） — Determination of Contact between a Child and Relatives Other Than the Parents by Ruling caption: machine translation, not official art-766-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-2 **第一項** 家庭裁判所は、前条第二項又は第三項の場合において、子の利益のため特に必要があると認めるときは、同条第一項に規定する子の監護について必要な事項として父母以外の親族と子との交流を実施する旨を定めることができる。 art-766-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-2/par-1 In the cases referred to in paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, if the family court finds it particularly necessary for the interests of the child, it may determine that contact between the child and relatives other than the parents is to take place, as an issue that needs to be determined in connection with child custody prescribed in paragraph (1) of that Article. machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の定めについての前条第二項又は第三項の規定による審判の請求は、次に掲げる者（第二号に掲げる者にあっては、その者と子との交流についての定めをするため他に適当な方法がないときに限る。）がすることができる。 art-766-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-2/par-2 A request for a ruling under paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) of the preceding Article regarding the determination referred to in the preceding paragraph may be made by the following persons (in the case of the person listed in item (ii), only where there is no other appropriate method for making a determination on contact between that person and the child): machine translation, not official **一** 父母 art-766-2/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-2/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-2/par-2/item-1 the parents; machine translation, not official **二** 父母以外の子の親族（子の直系尊属及び兄弟姉妹以外の者にあっては、過去に当該子を監護していた者に限る。） art-766-2/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-2/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-2/par-2/item-2 relatives of the child other than the parents (in the case of persons other than the child's lineal ascendants and siblings, limited to those who have previously had custody of the child) machine translation, not official ### 第七百六十六条の三（子の監護に要する費用の分担の定めがない場合の特例） — Special Provisions Where There Is No Determination on the Sharing of Expenses Required for Child Custody caption: machine translation, not official art-766-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-3 **第一項** 父母が子の監護に要する費用の分担についての定めをすることなく協議上の離婚をした場合には、父母の一方であって離婚の時から引き続きその子の監護を主として行うものは、他の一方に対し、離婚の日から、次に掲げる日のいずれか早い日までの間、毎月末に、その子の監護に要する費用の分担として、父母の扶養を受けるべき子の最低限度の生活の維持に要する標準的な費用の額その他の事情を勘案して子の数に応じて法務省令で定めるところにより算定した額の支払を請求することができる。ただし、当該他の一方は、支払能力を欠くためにその支払をすることができないこと又はその支払をすることによってその生活が著しく窮迫することを証明したときは、その全部又は一部の支払を拒むことができる。 art-766-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-3/par-1 If the parents divorce by agreement without having made a determination on the sharing of expenses required for the custody of the child, the one of the parents who has continuously been primarily responsible for the custody of the child since the time of the divorce may, from the date of the divorce until the earliest of the following dates, demand of the other parent, at the end of each month, payment, as the sharing of expenses required for the custody of the child, of an amount calculated in accordance with a Ministry of Justice Order according to the number of children, taking into consideration the standard amount of expenses required to maintain the minimum standard of living of a child who is to be supported by the parents and other circumstances; provided, however, that the other parent may refuse to pay all or part of that amount upon proving that he or she is unable to pay it for lack of ability to pay or that his or her livelihood would be seriously impoverished by paying it. machine translation, not official **一** 父母がその協議により子の監護に要する費用の分担についての定めをした日 art-766-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-3/par-1/item-1 the date on which the parents made, by agreement, a determination on the sharing of expenses required for the custody of the child; machine translation, not official **二** 子の監護に要する費用の分担についての審判が確定した日 art-766-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-3/par-1/item-2 the date on which a ruling on the sharing of expenses required for the custody of the child becomes final and binding; machine translation, not official **三** 子が成年に達した日 art-766-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-3/par-1/item-3 the date on which the child attains the age of majority. machine translation, not official **第二項** 離婚の日の属する月又は前項各号に掲げる日のいずれか早い日の属する月における同項の額は、法務省令で定めるところにより日割りで計算する。 art-766-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-3/par-2 The amount referred to in the preceding paragraph for the month containing the date of the divorce or the month containing the earliest of the dates set forth in the items of that paragraph is calculated on a daily basis, as provided by Ministry of Justice Order. machine translation, not official **第三項** 家庭裁判所は、第七百六十六条第二項又は第三項の規定により子の監護に要する費用の分担についての定めをし又はその定めを変更する場合には、第一項の規定による債務を負う他の一方の支払能力を考慮して、当該債務の全部若しくは一部の免除又は支払の猶予その他相当な処分を命ずることができる。 art-766-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-3/par-3 When the family court makes or changes a determination on the sharing of expenses required for the custody of the child pursuant to the provisions of Article 766, paragraph (2) or (3), it may, taking into consideration the ability to pay of the other parent who bears the obligation under the provisions of paragraph (1), order the exemption of all or part of that obligation, a deferment of payment, or any other proper disposition. machine translation, not official ### 第七百六十七条（離婚による復氏等） — (Reversion to Previous Surname upon Divorce) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-767 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-767 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-767 **第一項** 婚姻によって氏を改めた夫又は妻は、協議上の離婚によって婚姻前の氏に復する。 art-767/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-767/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-767/par-1 The surname of the husband or wife who changed surnames upon marriage reverts to the surname used before marriage upon divorce by agreement. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定により婚姻前の氏に復した夫又は妻は、離婚の日から三箇月以内に戸籍法の定めるところにより届け出ることによって、離婚の際に称していた氏を称することができる。 art-767/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-767/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-767/par-2 The husband or wife whose surname has reverted to the surname used before marriage pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph may take the surname used at the time of divorce by filing a registration pursuant to the Family Register Act within three months of the day of divorce. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百六十八条（財産分与） — (Division of Property) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-768 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-768 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-768 **第一項** 協議上の離婚をした者の一方は、相手方に対して財産の分与を請求することができる。 art-768/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-768/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-768/par-1 One party to a divorce by agreement may ask the other party to effectuate a division of property. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定による財産の分与について、当事者間に協議が調わないとき、又は協議をすることができないときは、当事者は、家庭裁判所に対して協議に代わる処分を請求することができる。ただし、離婚の時から五年を経過したときは、この限りでない。 art-768/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-768/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-768/par-2 If no agreement between the parties is reached with respect to the division of property under the preceding paragraph or if discussions toward such an agreement cannot be held, either party may file a request with the family court for a disposition in lieu of such an agreement; provided, however, that this does not apply once five years have passed since the time of divorce. machine translation, not official **第三項** 前項の場合には、家庭裁判所は、離婚後の当事者間の財産上の衡平を図るため、当事者双方がその婚姻中に取得し、又は維持した財産の額及びその取得又は維持についての各当事者の寄与の程度、婚姻の期間、婚姻中の生活水準、婚姻中の協力及び扶助の状況、各当事者の年齢、心身の状況、職業及び収入その他一切の事情を考慮して、分与をさせるべきかどうか並びに分与の額及び方法を定める。この場合において、婚姻中の財産の取得又は維持についての各当事者の寄与の程度は、その程度が異なることが明らかでないときは、相等しいものとする。 art-768/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-768/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-768/par-3 In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the family court determines whether a division is to be made and the amount and method of the division, taking into consideration the amount of property acquired or maintained by both parties during the marriage and the degree of each party's contribution to its acquisition or maintenance, the duration of the marriage, the standard of living during the marriage, the state of cooperation and assistance during the marriage, the age, physical and mental condition, occupation and income of each party, and all other circumstances, in order to achieve equity in the property of the parties following the divorce. In this case, the degree of each party's contribution to the acquisition or maintenance of property during the marriage is to be equal if it is not clear that the degrees differ. machine translation, not official ### 第七百六十九条（離婚による復氏の際の権利の承継） — (Succession of Rights after Reversion to Previous Surname upon Divorce) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-769 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-769 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-769 **第一項** 婚姻によって氏を改めた夫又は妻が、第八百九十七条第一項の権利を承継した後、協議上の離婚をしたときは、当事者その他の関係人の協議で、その権利を承継すべき者を定めなければならない。 art-769/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-769/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-769/par-1 If the husband or wife who changed surnames upon marriage becomes party to a divorce by agreement after succeeding to rights as referred to in Article 897, paragraph (1), the matter of who succeeds to those rights must be determined through the agreement of the parties and any other interested persons. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の協議が調わないとき、又は協議をすることができないときは、同項の権利を承継すべき者は、家庭裁判所がこれを定める。 art-769/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-769/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-769/par-2 If the agreement referred to in the preceding paragraph is not reached or if discussions toward such an agreement cannot be held, the family court determines who succeeds to the rights referred to in that paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ## 第二款　裁判上の離婚 — Subsection 2 Judicial Divorce heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-4/ch-2/sec-4/subsec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-4/ch-2/sec-4/subsec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-4/ch-2/sec-4/subsec-2 ### 第七百七十条（裁判上の離婚） — (Judicial Divorce) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-770 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-770 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-770 **第一項** 夫婦の一方は、次に掲げる場合に限り、離婚の訴えを提起することができる。 art-770/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-770/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-770/par-1 One party to a marriage may independently initiate an action for divorce only in one of the following cases: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 配偶者に不貞な行為があったとき。 art-770/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-770/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-770/par-1/item-1 if the other spouse commits adultery; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 配偶者から悪意で遺棄されたとき。 art-770/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-770/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-770/par-1/item-2 if the party has been willfully abandoned by the other spouse; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 配偶者の生死が三年以上明らかでないとき。 art-770/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-770/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-770/par-1/item-3 if it has been unclear whether the party's spouse is dead or alive for three or more years; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** その他婚姻を継続し難い重大な事由があるとき。 art-770/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-770/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-770/par-1/item-4 if there are any other material grounds that make it difficult for the marriage to continue. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 裁判所は、前項第一号から第三号までに掲げる事由がある場合であっても、一切の事情を考慮して婚姻の継続を相当と認めるときは、離婚の請求を棄却することができる。 art-770/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-770/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-770/par-2 Even if any grounds as set forth in items (i) through (iii) of the preceding paragraph are present, the court may dismiss a divorce filing if, taking into consideration all circumstances, it finds it to be reasonable for the marriage to continue. machine translation, not official ### 第七百七十一条（協議上の離婚の規定の準用） — (Mutatis Mutandis Application of Divorce by Agreement Provisions) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-771 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-771 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-771 **第一項** 第七百六十六条から第七百六十九条までの規定は、裁判上の離婚について準用する。 art-771/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-771/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-771/par-1 The provisions of Article 766 through Article 769 apply mutatis mutandis to a judicial divorce. 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art-741/par-1: 前二条 → 民法 第七百四十条 (Article 740), art-740 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-740 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-740 - art-742/par-1/item-2: 第七百三十九条第二項 → 民法 第七百三十九条第二項 (Article 739, paragraph (2)), art-739/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-739/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-739/par-2 - art-743/par-1: 次条 → 民法 第七百四十四条 (Article 744), art-744 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-744 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-744 - art-743/par-1: 第七百四十五条 → 民法 第七百四十五条 (Article 745), art-745 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-745 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-745 - art-743/par-1: 第七百四十七条 → 民法 第七百四十七条 (Article 747), art-747 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-747 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-747 - art-744/par-1: 第七百三十一条 → 民法 第七百三十一条 (Article 731), art-731 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-731 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-731 - art-744/par-1: 第七百三十二条 → 民法 第七百三十二条 (Article 732), art-732 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-732 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-732 - art-744/par-1: 第七百三十四条から第七百三十六条まで → 民法 第七百三十四条 (Article 734), art-734 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-734 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-734 - art-744/par-1: 第七百三十四条から第七百三十六条まで → 民法 第七百三十五条 (Article 735), art-735 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-735 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-735 - art-744/par-1: 第七百三十四条から第七百三十六条まで → 民法 第七百三十六条 (Article 736), art-736 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-736 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-736 - art-744/par-2: 第七百三十二条 → 民法 第七百三十二条 (Article 732), art-732 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-732 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-732 - art-745/par-1: 第七百三十一条 → 民法 第七百三十一条 (Article 731), art-731 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-731 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-731 - art-747/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第七百四十七条第一項 (Article 747, paragraph (1)), art-747/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-747/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-747/par-1 - art-749/par-1: 第七百二十八条第一項 → 民法 第七百二十八条第一項 (Article 728, paragraph (1)), art-728/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-728/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-728/par-1 - art-749/par-1: 第七百六十六条から第七百六十九条まで → 民法 第七百六十六条 (Article 766), art-766 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766 - art-749/par-1: 第七百六十六条から第七百六十九条まで → 民法 第七百六十六条の二 (Article 766-2), art-766-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-2 - art-749/par-1: 第七百六十六条から第七百六十九条まで → 民法 第七百六十六条の三 (Article 766-3), art-766-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-3 - art-749/par-1: 第七百六十六条から第七百六十九条まで → 民法 第七百六十七条 (Article 767), art-767 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-767 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-767 - art-749/par-1: 第七百六十六条から第七百六十九条まで → 民法 第七百六十八条 (Article 768), art-768 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-768 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-768 - art-749/par-1: 第七百六十六条から第七百六十九条まで → 民法 第七百六十九条 (Article 769), art-769 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-769 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-769 - art-749/par-1: 第七百九十条第一項 → 民法 第七百九十条第一項 (Article 790, paragraph (1)), art-790/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-790/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-790/par-1 - art-749/par-1: 第八百十九条第二項 → 民法 第八百十九条第二項 (Article 819, paragraph (2)), art-819/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-819/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-819/par-2 - art-749/par-1: 第三項 → 民法 第八百十九条第三項 (Article 819, paragraph (3)), art-819/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-819/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-819/par-3 - art-749/par-1: 第五項から第七項まで → 民法 第八百十九条第五項 (Article 819, paragraph (5)), art-819/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-819/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-819/par-5 - art-749/par-1: 第五項から第七項まで → 民法 第八百十九条第六項 (Article 819, paragraph (6)), art-819/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-819/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-819/par-6 - art-749/par-1: 第五項から第七項まで → 民法 第八百十九条第七項 (Article 819, paragraph (7)), art-819/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-819/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-819/par-7 - art-751/par-2: 第七百六十九条 → 民法 第七百六十九条 (Article 769), art-769 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-769 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-769 - art-751/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第七百五十一条第一項 (Article 751, paragraph (1)), art-751/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-751/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-751/par-1 - art-751/par-2: 第七百二十八条第二項 → 民法 第七百二十八条第二項 (Article 728, paragraph (2)), art-728/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-728/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-728/par-2 - art-758/par-3: 前項 → 民法 第七百五十八条第二項 (Article 758, paragraph (2)), art-758/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-758/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-758/par-2 - art-759/par-1: 前条 → 民法 第七百五十八条 (Article 758), art-758 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-758 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-758 - art-759/par-1: 第七百五十五条 → 民法 第七百五十五条 (Article 755), art-755 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-755 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-755 - art-764/par-1: 第七百三十八条 → 民法 第七百三十八条 (Article 738), art-738 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-738 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-738 - art-764/par-1: 第七百三十九条 → 民法 第七百三十九条 (Article 739), art-739 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-739 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-739 - art-764/par-1: 第七百四十七条 → 民法 第七百四十七条 (Article 747), art-747 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-747 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-747 - art-765/par-1: 前条 → 民法 第七百六十四条 (Article 764), art-764 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-764 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-764 - art-765/par-1: 第七百三十九条第二項 → 民法 第七百三十九条第二項 (Article 739, paragraph (2)), art-739/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-739/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-739/par-2 - art-765/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第七百六十五条第一項 (Article 765, paragraph (1)), art-765/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-765/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-765/par-1 - art-766/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第七百六十六条第一項 (Article 766, paragraph (1)), art-766/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-1 - art-766/par-3: 前二項 → 民法 第七百六十六条第一項 (Article 766, paragraph (1)), art-766/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-1 - art-766/par-3: 前二項 → 民法 第七百六十六条第二項 (Article 766, paragraph (2)), art-766/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-2 - art-766/par-4: 前三項 → 民法 第七百六十六条第一項 (Article 766, paragraph (1)), art-766/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-1 - art-766/par-4: 前三項 → 民法 第七百六十六条第二項 (Article 766, paragraph (2)), art-766/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-2 - art-766/par-4: 前三項 → 民法 第七百六十六条第三項 (Article 766, paragraph (3)), art-766/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-3 - art-766-2/par-1: 前条第二項 → 民法 第七百六十六条第二項 (Article 766, paragraph (2)), art-766/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-2 - art-766-2/par-1: 第三項 → 民法 第七百六十六条第三項 (Article 766, paragraph (3)), art-766/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-3 - art-766-2/par-1: 同条第一項 → 民法 第七百六十六条第一項 (Article 766, paragraph (1)), art-766/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-1 - art-766-2/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第七百六十六条の二第一項 (Article 766-2, paragraph (1)), art-766-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-2/par-1 - art-766-2/par-2: 前条第二項 → 民法 第七百六十六条第二項 (Article 766, paragraph (2)), art-766/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-2 - art-766-2/par-2: 第三項 → 民法 第七百六十六条第三項 (Article 766, paragraph (3)), art-766/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-3 - art-766-2/par-2: 第二号 → 民法 第七百六十六条の二第二項第二号 (Article 766-2, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-766-2/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-2/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-2/par-2/item-2 - art-766-3/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第七百六十六条の三第一項 (Article 766-3, paragraph (1)), art-766-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-3/par-1 - art-766-3/par-3: 第七百六十六条第二項 → 民法 第七百六十六条第二項 (Article 766, paragraph (2)), art-766/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-2 - art-766-3/par-3: 第三項 → 民法 第七百六十六条第三項 (Article 766, paragraph (3)), art-766/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766/par-3 - art-766-3/par-3: 第一項 → 民法 第七百六十六条の三第一項 (Article 766-3, paragraph (1)), art-766-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-3/par-1 - art-767/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第七百六十七条第一項 (Article 767, paragraph (1)), art-767/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-767/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-767/par-1 - art-768/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第七百六十八条第一項 (Article 768, paragraph (1)), art-768/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-768/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-768/par-1 - art-768/par-3: 前項 → 民法 第七百六十八条第二項 (Article 768, paragraph (2)), art-768/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-768/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-768/par-2 - art-769/par-1: 第八百九十七条第一項 → 民法 第八百九十七条第一項 (Article 897, paragraph (1)), art-897/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-897/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-897/par-1 - art-769/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第七百六十九条第一項 (Article 769, paragraph (1)), art-769/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-769/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-769/par-1 - art-770/par-2: 前項第一号から第三号まで → 民法 第七百七十条第一項第一号 (Article 770, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-770/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-770/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-770/par-1/item-1 - art-770/par-2: 前項第一号から第三号まで → 民法 第七百七十条第一項第二号 (Article 770, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-770/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-770/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-770/par-1/item-2 - art-770/par-2: 前項第一号から第三号まで → 民法 第七百七十条第一項第三号 (Article 770, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-770/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-770/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-770/par-1/item-3 - art-771/par-1: 第七百六十六条から第七百六十九条まで → 民法 第七百六十六条 (Article 766), art-766 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766 - art-771/par-1: 第七百六十六条から第七百六十九条まで → 民法 第七百六十六条の二 (Article 766-2), art-766-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-2 - art-771/par-1: 第七百六十六条から第七百六十九条まで → 民法 第七百六十六条の三 (Article 766-3), art-766-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-766-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-766-3 - art-771/par-1: 第七百六十六条から第七百六十九条まで → 民法 第七百六十七条 (Article 767), art-767 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-767 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-767 - art-771/par-1: 第七百六十六条から第七百六十九条まで → 民法 第七百六十八条 (Article 768), art-768 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-768 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-768 - art-771/par-1: 第七百六十六条から第七百六十九条まで → 民法 第七百六十九条 (Article 769), art-769 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-769 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-769 --- ## 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 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch civil-code-20261011T170941-001, translated 2026-10-12 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch civil-code-20261011T170941-002, translated 2026-10-12 - This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11