# 民法 / Civil Code — 第三章 (Part 5, Chapter 3) - 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: 第三章 (Part 5, Chapter 3) — address `pt-5/ch-3` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-5/ch-3 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-5/ch-3 - 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. --- ## 第三章　相続の効力 — Chapter III Effect of Succession heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-5/ch-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-5/ch-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-5/ch-3 ## 第一節　総則 — Section 1 General Provisions heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-5/ch-3/sec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-5/ch-3/sec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-5/ch-3/sec-1 ### 第八百九十六条（相続の一般的効力） — (General Effect of Succession) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-896 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-896 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-896 **第一項** 相続人は、相続開始の時から、被相続人の財産に属した一切の権利義務を承継する。ただし、被相続人の一身に専属したものは、この限りでない。 art-896/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-896/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-896/par-1 From the time the succession opens, the heirs succeed to all rights and duties attached to the property of the decedent; provided, however, that this does not apply to rights or duties of the decedent that are purely personal. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百九十七条（祭祀に関する権利の承継） — (Assumption of Rights in Respect of Rituals) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-897 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-897 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-897 **第一項** 系譜、祭具及び墳墓の所有権は、前条の規定にかかわらず、慣習に従って祖先の祭祀を主宰すべき者が承継する。ただし、被相続人の指定に従って祖先の祭祀を主宰すべき者があるときは、その者が承継する。 art-897/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-897/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-897/par-1 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Article, rights of ownership in genealogical records, implements used in rituals, and graves are succeeded to by the person that custom dictates is to preside over ancestral rituals; provided, however, that if the decedent has designated a person to preside over ancestral rituals, this person succeeds to these rights. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項本文の場合において慣習が明らかでないときは、同項の権利を承継すべき者は、家庭裁判所が定める。 art-897/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-897/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-897/par-2 In a case as referred to in the main clause of the preceding paragraph, if it is not evident whom custom dictates, the family court determines who succeeds to the rights referred to in that paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百九十七条の二（相続財産の保存） — Preservation of an Estate caption: machine translation, not official art-897-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-897-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-897-2 **第一項** 家庭裁判所は、利害関係人又は検察官の請求によって、いつでも、相続財産の管理人の選任その他の相続財産の保存に必要な処分を命ずることができる。ただし、相続人が一人である場合においてその相続人が相続の単純承認をしたとき、相続人が数人ある場合において遺産の全部の分割がされたとき、又は第九百五十二条第一項の規定により相続財産の清算人が選任されているときは、この限りでない。 art-897-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-897-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-897-2/par-1 At the request of an interested party or the public prosecutor, the family court may, at any time, order the appointment of an administrator of the estate or other dispositions necessary for the preservation of the estate; provided, however, that this does not apply if, where there is only one heir, that heir has unconditionally accepted the succession, if, where there are several heirs, the whole of the estate has been divided, or if a liquidator of the estate has been appointed pursuant to Article 952, paragraph (1). machine translation, not official **第二項** 第二十七条から第二十九条までの規定は、前項の規定により家庭裁判所が相続財産の管理人を選任した場合について準用する。 art-897-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-897-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-897-2/par-2 The provisions of Article 27 through Article 29 apply mutatis mutandis if the family court appoints an administrator to the estate pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph. machine translation, not official ### 第八百九十八条（共同相続の効力） — (Effect of Joint Succession) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-898 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-898 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-898 **第一項** 相続人が数人あるときは、相続財産は、その共有に属する。 art-898/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-898/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-898/par-1 If there are two or more heirs, the estate belongs to those heirs in coownership. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 相続財産について共有に関する規定を適用するときは、第九百条から第九百二条までの規定により算定した相続分をもって各相続人の共有持分とする。 art-898/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-898/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-898/par-2 When the provisions on co-ownership are applied to the estate, the share of the estate calculated pursuant to the provisions of Articles 900 through 902 is to be the co-ownership interest of each heir. machine translation, not official ### 第八百九十九条 art-899 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-899 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-899 **第一項** 各共同相続人は、その相続分に応じて被相続人の権利義務を承継する。 art-899/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-899/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-899/par-1 Each coheir succeeds to the rights and duties of the decedent in proportion to that heir's share of the estate. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百九十九条の二（共同相続における権利の承継の対抗要件） — Requirement for Perfection of Assumption of Rights in Joint Succession caption: machine translation, not official art-899-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-899-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-899-2 **第一項** 相続による権利の承継は、遺産の分割によるものかどうかにかかわらず、次条及び第九百一条の規定により算定した相続分を超える部分については、登記、登録その他の対抗要件を備えなければ、第三者に対抗することができない。 art-899-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-899-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-899-2/par-1 The assumption of rights by succession, regardless of whether it is by division of the estate, may not be asserted against a third party with respect to the portion exceeding the share of the estate calculated pursuant to the provisions of the following Article and Article 901, unless registration, recording or any other requirement for perfection has been satisfied. machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の権利が債権である場合において、次条及び第九百一条の規定により算定した相続分を超えて当該債権を承継した共同相続人が当該債権に係る遺言の内容（遺産の分割により当該債権を承継した場合にあっては、当該債権に係る遺産の分割の内容）を明らかにして債務者にその承継の通知をしたときは、共同相続人の全員が債務者に通知をしたものとみなして、同項の規定を適用する。 art-899-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-899-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-899-2/par-2 If, in the case where the right referred to in the preceding paragraph is a claim, a coheir who has assumed the claim in excess of the share of the estate calculated pursuant to the provisions of the following Article and Article 901 notifies the obligor of the assumption, making clear the content of the will relating to the claim (or, if the claim was assumed by division of the estate, the content of the division of the estate relating to the claim), the provisions of that paragraph apply on the deeming that all of the coheirs have given notice to the obligor. machine translation, not official ## 第二節　相続分 — Section 2 Shares of the Estate heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-5/ch-3/sec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-5/ch-3/sec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-5/ch-3/sec-2 ### 第九百条（法定相続分） — (Intestate Shares) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-900 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900 **第一項** 同順位の相続人が数人あるときは、その相続分は、次の各号の定めるところによる。 art-900/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900/par-1 If there are two or more heirs of the same place in the line of succession, their shares of the estate are as prescribed in the following items: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 子及び配偶者が相続人であるときは、子の相続分及び配偶者の相続分は、各二分の一とする。 art-900/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900/par-1/item-1 if a child or children and a spouse are the heirs, the child's or children's share of the estate is one-half and the spouse's share of the estate is one-half; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 配偶者及び直系尊属が相続人であるときは、配偶者の相続分は、三分の二とし、直系尊属の相続分は、三分の一とする。 art-900/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900/par-1/item-2 if a spouse and a lineal ascendant or ascendants are the heirs, the spouse's share of the estate is two-thirds and the lineal ascendant's or ascendants' share of the estate is one-third; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 配偶者及び兄弟姉妹が相続人であるときは、配偶者の相続分は、四分の三とし、兄弟姉妹の相続分は、四分の一とする。 art-900/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900/par-1/item-3 if a spouse and a sibling or siblings are the heirs, the spouse's share of the estate is three-quarters, and the sibling's or siblings' share of the estate is one-quarter; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 子、直系尊属又は兄弟姉妹が数人あるときは、各自の相続分は、相等しいものとする。ただし、父母の一方のみを同じくする兄弟姉妹の相続分は、父母の双方を同じくする兄弟姉妹の相続分の二分の一とする。 art-900/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900/par-1/item-4 if there are two or more children, lineal ascendants, or siblings, each share in the estate is to be equal; provided, however, that the share of a sibling who has only one parent in common with the decedent is one half of the share of a sibling who has both parents in common with the decedent. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第九百一条（代襲相続人の相続分） — (Share of an Heir Taking per Stirpes) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-901 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-901 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-901 **第一項** 第八百八十七条第二項又は第三項の規定により相続人となる直系卑属の相続分は、その直系尊属が受けるべきであったものと同じとする。ただし、直系卑属が数人あるときは、その各自の直系尊属が受けるべきであった部分について、前条の規定に従ってその相続分を定める。 art-901/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-901/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-901/par-1 The share in the decedent's estate of a lineal descendant who becomes an heir pursuant to the provisions of Article 887, paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) is the same as the share that person's lineal ascendant would have received; provided, however, that if there are two or more such lineal descendants, their shares of the estate are determined in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定は、第八百八十九条第二項の規定により兄弟姉妹の子が相続人となる場合について準用する。 art-901/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-901/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-901/par-2 The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis if the child of a sibling becomes an heir pursuant to the provisions of Article 889, paragraph (2). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第九百二条（遺言による相続分の指定） — (Designation of a Person's Share of the Estate by Will) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-902 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-902 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-902 **第一項** 被相続人は、前二条の規定にかかわらず、遺言で、共同相続人の相続分を定め、又はこれを定めることを第三者に委託することができる。 art-902/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-902/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-902/par-1 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding two Articles, a person leaving an estate may decide by will the share of a coheir or entrust a third party by will with deciding the same. machine translation, not official **第二項** 被相続人が、共同相続人中の一人若しくは数人の相続分のみを定め、又はこれを第三者に定めさせたときは、他の共同相続人の相続分は、前二条の規定により定める。 art-902/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-902/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-902/par-2 If a person leaving an estate decides, or has a third party decide, only one or some of the coheirs' shares in the estate coheir, the shares of the other coheirs are decided pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two Articles. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第九百二条の二（相続分の指定がある場合の債権者の権利の行使） — Exercise of Right by Obligees Where There Is a Designation of a Share of the Estate caption: machine translation, not official art-902-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-902-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-902-2 **第一項** 被相続人が相続開始の時において有した債務の債権者は、前条の規定による相続分の指定がされた場合であっても、各共同相続人に対し、第九百条及び第九百一条の規定により算定した相続分に応じてその権利を行使することができる。ただし、その債権者が共同相続人の一人に対してその指定された相続分に応じた債務の承継を承認したときは、この限りでない。 art-902-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-902-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-902-2/par-1 A creditor of a debt that the decedent had at the time the succession opened may, even where a designation of shares of the estate has been made pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, exercise the creditor's right against each coheir in accordance with the share of the estate calculated pursuant to the provisions of Articles 900 and 901; provided, however, that this does not apply if the creditor has approved the assumption of the debt by one of the coheirs in accordance with the designated share of the estate. machine translation, not official ### 第九百三条（特別受益者の相続分） — (Share in the Decedent's Estate of an Heir Who Has Received a Special Benefit) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-903 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-903 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-903 **第一項** 共同相続人中に、被相続人から、遺贈を受け、又は婚姻若しくは養子縁組のため若しくは生計の資本として贈与を受けた者があるときは、被相続人が相続開始の時において有した財産の価額にその贈与の価額を加えたものを相続財産とみなし、第九百条から第九百二条までの規定により算定した相続分の中からその遺贈又は贈与の価額を控除した残額をもってその者の相続分とする。 art-903/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-903/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-903/par-1 If any of the coheirs has received from the decedent a legacy or other gift for marriage or adoption or as capital for subsistence, the estate of the decedent is deemed to comprise the value of the property belonging to the decedent at the time the succession opens plus the value of all such legacies and other gifts, and the share in the estate of a coheir who has received such a legacy or other gift is the amount remaining after the value of all such legacies and other gifts thereto is deducted from the heir's share of the estate as calculated pursuant to the provisions of Articles 900 through 902. machine translation, not official **第二項** 遺贈又は贈与の価額が、相続分の価額に等しく、又はこれを超えるときは、受遺者又は受贈者は、その相続分を受けることができない。 art-903/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-903/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-903/par-2 If the value of legacies and other gifts is equal to or exceeds the value of the share in the estate of the legatee or donee, that legatee or donee may not receive a share of the estate. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 被相続人が前二項の規定と異なった意思を表示したときは、その意思に従う。 art-903/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-903/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-903/par-3 If the decedent has manifested an intention differing from the provisions of one of the preceding two paragraphs, that intention is to be followed. machine translation, not official **第四項** 婚姻期間が二十年以上の夫婦の一方である被相続人が、他の一方に対し、その居住の用に供する建物又はその敷地について遺贈又は贈与をしたときは、当該被相続人は、その遺贈又は贈与について第一項の規定を適用しない旨の意思を表示したものと推定する。 art-903/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-903/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-903/par-4 If a decedent who is one spouse of a married couple whose marriage has lasted 20 years or more has made a bequest or gift to the other spouse of a building used for their residence or the land on which it stands, the decedent is presumed to have manifested an intention that the provisions of paragraph (1) are not to apply to that bequest or gift. machine translation, not official ### 第九百四条 art-904 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904 **第一項** 前条に規定する贈与の価額は、受贈者の行為によって、その目的である財産が滅失し、又はその価格の増減があったときであっても、相続開始の時においてなお原状のままであるものとみなしてこれを定める。 art-904/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904/par-1 Even if the conduct of the donee leads to the loss of the property that was the object of a gift and even if there is a fluctuation in the value of such property, the property is deemed to be in its original state, as it was at the time the succession opened, as regards the determination of the value of the gift as prescribed in the preceding Article. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第九百四条の二（寄与分） — (Amount of Contribution to the Estate) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-904-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904-2 **第一項** 共同相続人中に、被相続人の事業に関する労務の提供又は財産上の給付、被相続人の療養看護その他の方法により被相続人の財産の維持又は増加について特別の寄与をした者があるときは、被相続人が相続開始の時において有した財産の価額から共同相続人の協議で定めたその者の寄与分を控除したものを相続財産とみなし、第九百条から第九百二条までの規定により算定した相続分に寄与分を加えた額をもってその者の相続分とする。 art-904-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904-2/par-1 If a coheir has made a special contribution to maintaining or increasing the assets of the decedent, by supplying labor or providing financially for the business of the decedent, through a contribution to the medical treatment or care of the decedent, or in any other way, the estate is deemed to comprise the value of the assets held by the decedent at the time the succession opens, less the amount that the coheirs determine by agreement to be the heirs' contribution to the estate; and the share in the estate of a coheir who has made such a contribution is the amount of that heir's contribution plus the heir's share of the estate as calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 900 through Article 902. 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、家庭裁判所は、同項に規定する寄与をした者の請求により、寄与の時期、方法及び程度、相続財産の額その他一切の事情を考慮して、寄与分を定める。 art-904-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904-2/par-2 If an agreement as referred to in the preceding paragraph is not reached or if discussions toward such an agreement cannot be held, the family court determines the amount of contribution to the estate at the request of a person making a contribution to the estate as prescribed the preceding paragraph, in consideration of the timing of the contribution, the means and extent of the contribution, the value of the estate, and all other circumstances. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 寄与分は、被相続人が相続開始の時において有した財産の価額から遺贈の価額を控除した残額を超えることができない。 art-904-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904-2/par-3 The amount of contribution to an estate may not exceed the amount remaining after the value of legacies is deducted from the value of the property held by the decedent at the time the succession opens. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第二項の請求は、第九百七条第二項の規定による請求があった場合又は第九百十条に規定する場合にすることができる。 art-904-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904-2/par-4 The request referred to in paragraph (2) may be filed if a request under the provisions of Article 907, paragraph (2) has been filed, or in the case prescribed in Article 910. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第九百四条の三（期間経過後の遺産の分割における相続分） — Share of the Estate in a Division of the Estate after the Lapse of a Period caption: machine translation, not official art-904-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904-3 **第一項** 前三条の規定は、相続開始の時から十年を経過した後にする遺産の分割については、適用しない。ただし、次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、この限りでない。 art-904-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904-3/par-1 The provisions of the preceding three Articles do not apply to a division of the estate made after ten years have passed since the time the succession opens; provided, however, that this does not apply if any of the following applies: machine translation, not official **一** 相続開始の時から十年を経過する前に、相続人が家庭裁判所に遺産の分割の請求をしたとき。 art-904-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904-3/par-1/item-1 if, before ten years pass from the time the succession opens, an heir has filed a request for division of the estate with the family court; machine translation, not official **二** 相続開始の時から始まる十年の期間の満了前六箇月以内の間に、遺産の分割を請求することができないやむを得ない事由が相続人にあった場合において、その事由が消滅した時から六箇月を経過する前に、当該相続人が家庭裁判所に遺産の分割の請求をしたとき。 art-904-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904-3/par-1/item-2 if, where an heir had unavoidable grounds that made it impossible to request division of the estate within the six months preceding the expiration of the ten-year period beginning from the time the succession opens, that heir has filed a request for division of the estate with the family court before six months have passed from the time those grounds ceased to exist. machine translation, not official ### 第九百五条（相続分の取戻権） — (Right to Recover a Share in the Estate) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-905 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-905 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-905 **第一項** 共同相続人の一人が遺産の分割前にその相続分を第三者に譲り渡したときは、他の共同相続人は、その価額及び費用を償還して、その相続分を譲り受けることができる。 art-905/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-905/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-905/par-1 If one coheir assigns that heir's share in the estate to a third party before the division of the estate, any other coheir may acquire that share by reimbursing the third party for the value and expenses thereof. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の権利は、一箇月以内に行使しなければならない。 art-905/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-905/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-905/par-2 The right referred to in the preceding paragraph must be exercised within one month. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ## 第三節　遺産の分割 — Section 3 Division of the Estate heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-5/ch-3/sec-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-5/ch-3/sec-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-5/ch-3/sec-3 ### 第九百六条（遺産の分割の基準） — (Standards for the Division of the Estate) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-906 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-906 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-906 **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。 art-906/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-906/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-906/par-1 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. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第九百六条の二（遺産の分割前に遺産に属する財産が処分された場合の遺産の範囲） — Scope of the Estate Where Property Belonging to the Estate Is Disposed of before Division of the Estate caption: machine translation, not official art-906-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-906-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-906-2 **第一項** 遺産の分割前に遺産に属する財産が処分された場合であっても、共同相続人は、その全員の同意により、当該処分された財産が遺産の分割時に遺産として存在するものとみなすことができる。 art-906-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-906-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-906-2/par-1 Even where property belonging to the estate has been disposed of before division of the estate, the coheirs may, with the consent of all of them, regard the disposed property as existing as part of the estate at the time of division of the estate. machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の規定にかかわらず、共同相続人の一人又は数人により同項の財産が処分されたときは、当該共同相続人については、同項の同意を得ることを要しない。 art-906-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-906-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-906-2/par-2 Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, if the property referred to in that paragraph has been disposed of by one or more of the coheirs, the consent referred to in that paragraph need not be obtained from those coheirs. machine translation, not official ### 第九百七条（遺産の分割の協議又は審判） — Agreement or Ruling on the Division of the Estate caption: machine translation, not official art-907 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-907 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-907 **第一項** 共同相続人は、次条第一項の規定により被相続人が遺言で禁じた場合又は同条第二項の規定により分割をしない旨の契約をした場合を除き、いつでも、その協議で、遺産の全部又は一部の分割をすることができる。 art-907/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-907/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-907/par-1 Unless the decedent has prevented them from doing so by will pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the following Article or they have entered into a contract not to divide the estate pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article, coheirs may at any time divide all or part of the estate by agreement. machine translation, not official **第二項** 遺産の分割について、共同相続人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、各共同相続人は、その全部又は一部の分割を家庭裁判所に請求することができる。ただし、遺産の一部を分割することにより他の共同相続人の利益を害するおそれがある場合におけるその一部の分割については、この限りでない。 art-907/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-907/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-907/par-2 If an agreement between coheirs with regard to the division of the estate is not reached or if discussions toward such an agreement cannot be held, any one of the coheirs may file a request with the family court to divide all or part of the estate; provided, however, that this does not apply to the division of part of the estate in a case where dividing that part is likely to harm the interests of another coheir. machine translation, not official ### 第九百八条（遺産の分割の方法の指定及び遺産の分割の禁止） — (Designation of How the Estate Is Divided; Prohibition of Division) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-908 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-908 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-908 **第一項** 被相続人は、遺言で、遺産の分割の方法を定め、若しくはこれを定めることを第三者に委託し、又は相続開始の時から五年を超えない期間を定めて、遺産の分割を禁ずることができる。 art-908/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-908/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-908/par-1 A person leaving an estate, by will, may decide how the estate is to be divided, entrust a third party with deciding the same, or prohibit the division of the estate for a specified period not exceeding five years from the time the succession opens. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 共同相続人は、五年以内の期間を定めて、遺産の全部又は一部について、その分割をしない旨の契約をすることができる。ただし、その期間の終期は、相続開始の時から十年を超えることができない。 art-908/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-908/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-908/par-2 Coheirs may enter into a contract not to divide all or part of the estate for a specified period not exceeding five years; provided, however, that the end of that period may not exceed ten years from the time the succession opens. machine translation, not official **第三項** 前項の契約は、五年以内の期間を定めて更新することができる。ただし、その期間の終期は、相続開始の時から十年を超えることができない。 art-908/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-908/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-908/par-3 The contract referred to in the preceding paragraph may be renewed for a specified period not exceeding five years; provided, however, that the end of that period may not exceed ten years from the time the succession opens. machine translation, not official **第四項** 前条第二項本文の場合において特別の事由があるときは、家庭裁判所は、五年以内の期間を定めて、遺産の全部又は一部について、その分割を禁ずることができる。ただし、その期間の終期は、相続開始の時から十年を超えることができない。 art-908/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-908/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-908/par-4 If there are special grounds in a case under the main clause of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, the family court may prohibit the division of all or part of the estate for a specified period not exceeding five years; provided, however, that the end of that period may not exceed ten years from the time the succession opens. machine translation, not official **第五項** 家庭裁判所は、五年以内の期間を定めて前項の期間を更新することができる。ただし、その期間の終期は、相続開始の時から十年を超えることができない。 art-908/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-908/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-908/par-5 The family court may renew the period referred to in the preceding paragraph for a specified period not exceeding five years; provided, however, that the end of that period may not exceed ten years from the time the succession opens. machine translation, not official ### 第九百九条（遺産の分割の効力） — (Effect of the Division of the Estate) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-909 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-909 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-909 **第一項** 遺産の分割は、相続開始の時にさかのぼってその効力を生ずる。ただし、第三者の権利を害することはできない。 art-909/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-909/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-909/par-1 The division of an estate is effective retroactive to the time the succession opens; provided, however, that this may not prejudice the rights of a third party. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第九百九条の二（遺産の分割前における預貯金債権の行使） — Exercise of Claims for Deposits before Division of the Estate caption: machine translation, not official art-909-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-909-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-909-2 **第一項** 各共同相続人は、遺産に属する預貯金債権のうち相続開始の時の債権額の三分の一に第九百条及び第九百一条の規定により算定した当該共同相続人の相続分を乗じた額（標準的な当面の必要生計費、平均的な葬式の費用の額その他の事情を勘案して預貯金債権の債務者ごとに法務省令で定める額を限度とする。）については、単独でその権利を行使することができる。この場合において、当該権利の行使をした預貯金債権については、当該共同相続人が遺産の一部の分割によりこれを取得したものとみなす。 art-909-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-909-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-909-2/par-1 Each coheir may exercise the right alone with respect to the amount obtained by multiplying one third of the amount of a claim for deposits belonging to the estate as of the opening of succession by the share of the estate of that coheir calculated pursuant to the provisions of Articles 900 and 901 (limited, for each obligor of a claim for deposits, to the amount specified by Ministry of Justice Order in consideration of the standard living expenses currently required, the average amount of funeral expenses and other circumstances). In this case, the claim for deposits with respect to which the right has been exercised is deemed to have been acquired by that coheir through a division of part of the estate. machine translation, not official ### 第九百十条（相続の開始後に認知された者の価額の支払請求権） — (Right of a Person Whose Parentage Is Acknowledged after the Opening of the Succession, to Payment of the Value of That Person's Share) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-910 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-910 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-910 **第一項** 相続の開始後認知によって相続人となった者が遺産の分割を請求しようとする場合において、他の共同相続人が既にその分割その他の処分をしたときは、価額のみによる支払の請求権を有する。 art-910/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-910/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-910/par-1 If a person who becomes an heir through an acknowledgment of parentage or filiation after succession is opened seeks to request the division of the estate, but the other coheirs have already divided or otherwise disposed of it, that person is entitled to payment of that person's share in terms of its value only. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第九百十一条（共同相続人間の担保責任） — (Warranties among Coheirs) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-911 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-911 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-911 **第一項** 各共同相続人は、他の共同相続人に対して、売主と同じく、その相続分に応じて担保の責任を負う。 art-911/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-911/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-911/par-1 Each coheir, in proportion to that heir's share of the estate, is liable under warranty to all of the other coheirs in the same manner that a seller would be. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第九百十二条（遺産の分割によって受けた債権についての担保責任） — (Liability under a Guaranty on a Claim Received in the Division of the Estate) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-912 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-912 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-912 **第一項** 各共同相続人は、その相続分に応じ、他の共同相続人が遺産の分割によって受けた債権について、その分割の時における債務者の資力を担保する。 art-912/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-912/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-912/par-1 Each coheir, in proportion to that heir's share of the estate, guarantees the solvency, at the time of division, of any obligor of a claim that another coheir receives in the division of the estate. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 弁済期に至らない債権及び停止条件付きの債権については、各共同相続人は、弁済をすべき時における債務者の資力を担保する。 art-912/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-912/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-912/par-2 As regards a claim that is either not yet due or is subject to a condition precedent, each coheir guarantees the solvency of the obligor at the time when the payment is due. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第九百十三条（資力のない共同相続人がある場合の担保責任の分担） — (Sharing of Liability under a Warranty or Guaranty; Coheir Is Insolvent) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-913 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-913 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-913 **第一項** 担保の責任を負う共同相続人中に償還をする資力のない者があるときは、その償還することができない部分は、求償者及び他の資力のある者が、それぞれその相続分に応じて分担する。ただし、求償者に過失があるときは、他の共同相続人に対して分担を請求することができない。 art-913/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-913/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-913/par-1 If, among the coheirs who are liable to one another under a warranty or guaranty, there is an heir who is without the financial means to reimburse one of the others, the portion that the insolvent heir is unable to reimburse is shared among the heir seeking reimbursement and the other solvent heirs, in proportion to their shares of the estate; provided, however, that if there is negligence on the part of the heir seeking reimbursement, that heir may not request that the other coheirs share liability. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第九百十四条（遺言による担保責任の定め） — (Determination of Warranties and Guaranties by Will) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-914 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-914 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-914 **第一項** 前三条の規定は、被相続人が遺言で別段の意思を表示したときは、適用しない。 art-914/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-914/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-914/par-1 If a decedent, by will, has manifested an intention that differs from the provisions of the preceding three Articles, the provisions of those Articles do not apply. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-897/par-1: 前条 → 民法 第八百九十六条 (Article 896), art-896 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-896 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-896 - art-897/par-2: 前項 → 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-897-2/par-1: 第九百五十二条第一項 → 民法 第九百五十二条第一項 (Article 952, paragraph (1)), art-952/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-952/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-952/par-1 - art-897-2/par-2: 第二十七条から第二十九条まで → 民法 第二十七条 (Article 27), art-27 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-27 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-27 - art-897-2/par-2: 第二十七条から第二十九条まで → 民法 第二十八条 (Article 28), art-28 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-28 - art-897-2/par-2: 第二十七条から第二十九条まで → 民法 第二十九条 (Article 29), art-29 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-29 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-29 - art-897-2/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第八百九十七条の二第一項 (Article 897-2, paragraph (1)), art-897-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-897-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-897-2/par-1 - art-898/par-2: 第九百条から第九百二条まで → 民法 第九百条 (Article 900), art-900 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900 - art-898/par-2: 第九百条から第九百二条まで → 民法 第九百一条 (Article 901), art-901 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-901 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-901 - art-898/par-2: 第九百条から第九百二条まで → 民法 第九百二条 (Article 902), art-902 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-902 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-902 - art-899-2/par-1: 次条 → 民法 第九百条 (Article 900), art-900 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900 - art-899-2/par-1: 第九百一条 → 民法 第九百一条 (Article 901), art-901 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-901 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-901 - art-899-2/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第八百九十九条の二第一項 (Article 899-2, paragraph (1)), art-899-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-899-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-899-2/par-1 - art-899-2/par-2: 次条 → 民法 第九百条 (Article 900), art-900 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900 - art-899-2/par-2: 第九百一条 → 民法 第九百一条 (Article 901), art-901 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-901 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-901 - art-901/par-1: 第八百八十七条第二項 → 民法 第八百八十七条第二項 (Article 887, paragraph (2)), art-887/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-887/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-887/par-2 - art-901/par-1: 第三項 → 民法 第八百八十七条第三項 (Article 887, paragraph (3)), art-887/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-887/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-887/par-3 - art-901/par-1: 前条 → 民法 第九百条 (Article 900), art-900 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900 - art-901/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第九百一条第一項 (Article 901, paragraph (1)), art-901/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-901/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-901/par-1 - art-901/par-2: 第八百八十九条第二項 → 民法 第八百八十九条第二項 (Article 889, paragraph (2)), art-889/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-889/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-889/par-2 - art-902/par-1: 前二条 → 民法 第九百条 (Article 900), art-900 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900 - art-902/par-1: 前二条 → 民法 第九百一条 (Article 901), art-901 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-901 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-901 - art-902/par-2: 前二条 → 民法 第九百条 (Article 900), art-900 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900 - art-902/par-2: 前二条 → 民法 第九百一条 (Article 901), art-901 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-901 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-901 - art-902-2/par-1: 前条 → 民法 第九百二条 (Article 902), art-902 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-902 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-902 - art-902-2/par-1: 第九百条 → 民法 第九百条 (Article 900), art-900 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900 - art-902-2/par-1: 第九百一条 → 民法 第九百一条 (Article 901), art-901 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-901 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-901 - art-903/par-1: 第九百条から第九百二条まで → 民法 第九百条 (Article 900), art-900 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900 - art-903/par-1: 第九百条から第九百二条まで → 民法 第九百一条 (Article 901), art-901 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-901 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-901 - art-903/par-1: 第九百条から第九百二条まで → 民法 第九百二条 (Article 902), art-902 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-902 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-902 - art-903/par-3: 前二項 → 民法 第九百三条第一項 (Article 903, paragraph (1)), art-903/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-903/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-903/par-1 - art-903/par-3: 前二項 → 民法 第九百三条第二項 (Article 903, paragraph (2)), art-903/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-903/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-903/par-2 - art-903/par-4: 第一項 → 民法 第九百三条第一項 (Article 903, paragraph (1)), art-903/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-903/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-903/par-1 - art-904/par-1: 前条 → 民法 第九百三条 (Article 903), art-903 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-903 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-903 - art-904-2/par-1: 第九百条から第九百二条まで → 民法 第九百条 (Article 900), art-900 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900 - art-904-2/par-1: 第九百条から第九百二条まで → 民法 第九百一条 (Article 901), art-901 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-901 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-901 - art-904-2/par-1: 第九百条から第九百二条まで → 民法 第九百二条 (Article 902), art-902 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-902 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-902 - art-904-2/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第九百四条の二第一項 (Article 904-2, paragraph (1)), art-904-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904-2/par-1 - art-904-2/par-4: 第二項 → 民法 第九百四条の二第二項 (Article 904-2, paragraph (2)), art-904-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904-2/par-2 - art-904-2/par-4: 第九百七条第二項 → 民法 第九百七条第二項 (Article 907, paragraph (2)), art-907/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-907/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-907/par-2 - art-904-2/par-4: 第九百十条 → 民法 第九百十条 (Article 910), art-910 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-910 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-910 - art-904-3/par-1: 前三条 → 民法 第九百三条 (Article 903), art-903 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-903 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-903 - art-904-3/par-1: 前三条 → 民法 第九百四条 (Article 904), art-904 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904 - art-904-3/par-1: 前三条 → 民法 第九百四条の二 (Article 904-2), art-904-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-904-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-904-2 - art-905/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第九百五条第一項 (Article 905, paragraph (1)), art-905/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-905/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-905/par-1 - art-906-2/par-2: 前項 → 民法 第九百六条の二第一項 (Article 906-2, paragraph (1)), art-906-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-906-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-906-2/par-1 - art-907/par-1: 次条第一項 → 民法 第九百八条第一項 (Article 908, paragraph (1)), art-908/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-908/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-908/par-1 - art-907/par-1: 同条第二項 → 民法 第九百八条第二項 (Article 908, paragraph (2)), art-908/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-908/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-908/par-2 - art-908/par-3: 前項 → 民法 第九百八条第二項 (Article 908, paragraph (2)), art-908/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-908/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-908/par-2 - art-908/par-4: 前条第二項 → 民法 第九百七条第二項 (Article 907, paragraph (2)), art-907/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-907/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-907/par-2 - art-908/par-5: 前項 → 民法 第九百八条第四項 (Article 908, paragraph (4)), art-908/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-908/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-908/par-4 - art-909-2/par-1: 第九百条 → 民法 第九百条 (Article 900), art-900 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-900 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-900 - art-909-2/par-1: 第九百一条 → 民法 第九百一条 (Article 901), art-901 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-901 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-901 - art-914/par-1: 前三条 → 民法 第九百十一条 (Article 911), art-911 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-911 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-911 - art-914/par-1: 前三条 → 民法 第九百十二条 (Article 912), art-912 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-912 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-912 - art-914/par-1: 前三条 → 民法 第九百十三条 (Article 913), art-913 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-913 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-913 --- ## 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-20261011T170941-005, translated 2026-10-12 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch civil-code-20261011T170941-006, translated 2026-10-12 - This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11