# 家事事件手続法 / Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act — 第二百四十九条 (Article 249)

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- Law: 家事事件手続法 (Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act), 平成二十三年法律第五十二号
- English title "Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第二百四十九条 (Article 249)（家事調停委員） — address `art-249`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第二百四十九条（家事調停委員） — (Domestic Relations Mediation Commissioners)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "(Domestic Relations Conciliation Commissioners)" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb</sup>
<sup>art-249 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-249 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-249</sup>

    **第一項**  家事調停委員は、非常勤とし、その任免に関し必要な事項は、最高裁判所規則で定める。
    <sup>art-249/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-249/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-249/par-1</sup>
    Domestic relations mediation commissioners serve part-time, and the necessary matters concerning their appointment and dismissal are specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Domestic relations conciliation commissioners serve part-time, and the necessary matters concerning their appointment and dismissal are specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb</sup>

    **第二項**  家事調停委員には、別に法律で定めるところにより手当を支給し、並びに最高裁判所規則で定める額の旅費、日当及び宿泊料を支給する。
    <sup>art-249/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-249/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-249/par-2</sup>
    Domestic relations mediation commissioners are paid an allowance as separately provided by law, and also are paid travel expenses, a daily allowance, and accommodation fees as specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Domestic relations conciliation commissioners are paid an allowance as separately provided by law, and also are paid travel expenses, a daily allowance, and accommodation fees as specified by the Rules of the Supreme Court." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb</sup>

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## Sources

- claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-11-05
- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 家事事件手続法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000052/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-11-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act (家事事件手続法), Article 249 — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act (家事事件手続法), Article 249, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act (家事事件手続法), Article 249, paragraph (2) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05
- This site's parser, version 225 — 家事事件手続法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05