# 民法 / Civil Code — 第七章 (Part 4, Chapter 7) - 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: 第七章 (Part 4, Chapter 7) — address `pt-4/ch-7` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-4/ch-7 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-4/ch-7 - 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. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第七章　扶養 — Chapter VII Support heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-4/ch-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-4/ch-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-4/ch-7 ### 第八百七十七条（扶養義務者） — (Persons under a Duty to Support One Another) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-877 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-877 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-877 **第一項** 直系血族及び兄弟姉妹は、互いに扶養をする義務がある。 art-877/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-877/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-877/par-1 Lineal blood relatives and siblings have a duty to support one another. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 家庭裁判所は、特別の事情があるときは、前項に規定する場合のほか、三親等内の親族間においても扶養の義務を負わせることができる。 art-877/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-877/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-877/par-2 If there are special circumstances, the family court may also impose a duty of support between relatives of up to the third degree, beyond what is prescribed in the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前項の規定による審判があった後事情に変更を生じたときは、家庭裁判所は、その審判を取り消すことができる。 art-877/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-877/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-877/par-3 If an alteration in circumstances arises after a ruling under the provisions of the preceding paragraph is issued, the family court may revoke that ruling. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百七十八条（扶養の順位） — (Order in Which Persons Support a Relative) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-878 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-878 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-878 **第一項** 扶養をする義務のある者が数人ある場合において、扶養をすべき者の順序について、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、家庭裁判所が、これを定める。扶養を受ける権利のある者が数人ある場合において、扶養義務者の資力がその全員を扶養するのに足りないときの扶養を受けるべき者の順序についても、同様とする。 art-878/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-878/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-878/par-1 In the event that several persons are under a duty to support a relative, if no agreement between the parties is reached with respect to the order in which they will support that relative or if discussions toward such an agreement cannot be held, the family court determines that order. The same applies if there are several persons entitled to receive such support and the financial capacity of the person under a duty to support them is insufficient to support them all. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百七十九条（扶養の程度又は方法） — (Extent and Form of Support) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-879 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-879 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-879 **第一項** 扶養の程度又は方法について、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、扶養権利者の需要、扶養義務者の資力その他一切の事情を考慮して、家庭裁判所が、これを定める。 art-879/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-879/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-879/par-1 If no agreement between the parties is reached with respect to the extent and form of support or if discussions toward such an agreement cannot be held, the family court determines this in consideration of the needs of the person entitled to support, the financial capacity of the person under a duty to give support, and all other circumstances. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百八十条（扶養に関する協議又は審判の変更又は取消し） — (Alteration or Revocation of an Agreement or Ruling with Regard to Support) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-880 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-880 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-880 **第一項** 扶養をすべき者若しくは扶養を受けるべき者の順序又は扶養の程度若しくは方法について協議又は審判があった後事情に変更を生じたときは、家庭裁判所は、その協議又は審判の変更又は取消しをすることができる。 art-880/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-880/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-880/par-1 If an alteration in circumstances arises after an agreement or ruling on the order in which persons are under a duty to support a relative, the order in which persons are entitled to receive support, or the extent or form of support, the family court may alter or revoke the agreement or ruling. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百八十一条（扶養請求権の処分の禁止） — (Prohibition on Disposal of the Right to Claim Support) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-881 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-881 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-881 **第一項** 扶養を受ける権利は、処分することができない。 art-881/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-881/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-881/par-1 The right to receive support may not be disposed of. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-877/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第八百七十七条第一項 (Article 877, paragraph (1)), art-877/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-877/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-877/par-1 - art-877/par-3: 前項 → 民法 第八百七十七条第二項 (Article 877, paragraph (2)), art-877/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-877/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-877/par-2 --- ## 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