# 民事執行法 / Civil Enforcement Act — 第百六十七条の十六 (Article 167-16)

- Law: 民事執行法 (Civil Enforcement Act), 昭和五十四年法律第四号
- English title "Civil Enforcement Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第百六十七条の十六 (Article 167-16)（扶養義務等に係る定期金債権を請求する場合の特例） — address `art-167-16`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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### 第百六十七条の十六（扶養義務等に係る定期金債権を請求する場合の特例） — (Special Provisions on Cases of Enforcing a Claim for Periodic Payments Related to Duty to Support)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-167-16 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-16</sup>

    **第一項**  債権者が第百五十一条の二第一項各号に掲げる義務に係る確定期限の定めのある定期金債権を有する場合において、その一部に不履行があるときは、第三十条第一項の規定にかかわらず、当該定期金債権のうち六月以内に確定期限が到来するものについても、前条第一項に規定する方法による強制執行を開始することができる。
    <sup>art-167-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-16/par-1</sup>
    If the obligee has a claim for periodic payments with provisions on fixed due dates related to any of the duties stated in the items of Article 151-2, paragraph (1), if any part of the claim is in default, judicial enforcement by the method prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article may be commenced even for the portion of the claim for periodic payments for which the fixed due date is to arrive within six months, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1).
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-167-16/par-1: 第百五十一条の二第一項 → 民事執行法 第百五十一条の二第一項 (Article 151-2, paragraph (1)), art-151-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-151-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-151-2/par-1
- art-167-16/par-1: 第三十条第一項 → 民事執行法 第三十条第一項 (Article 30, paragraph (1)), art-30/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-30/par-1
- art-167-16/par-1: 前条第一項 → 民事執行法 第百六十七条の十五第一項 (Article 167-15, paragraph (1)), art-167-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-167-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-167-15/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事執行法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/354AC0000000004/20260521_505AC0000000053), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Enforcement Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4900/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 204 — 民事執行法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19