# 家事事件手続法 / Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act — 第二百五十六条 (Article 256)

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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: 第二百五十六条 (Article 256)（家事調停の申立書の写しの送付等） — address `art-256`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第二百五十六条（家事調停の申立書の写しの送付等） — (Sending of Copies of Written Petitions for Mediation of Domestic Relations)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "(Sending of Copies of Written Petitions for Conciliation of Domestic Relations)" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb</sup>
<sup>art-256 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-256 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-256</sup>

    **第一項**  家事調停の申立てがあった場合には、家庭裁判所は、申立てが不適法であるとき又は家事調停の手続の期日を経ないで第二百七十一条の規定により家事調停事件を終了させるときを除き、家事調停の申立書の写しを相手方に送付しなければならない。ただし、家事調停の手続の円滑な進行を妨げるおそれがあると認められるときは、家事調停の申立てがあったことを通知することをもって、家事調停の申立書の写しの送付に代えることができる。
    <sup>art-256/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-256/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-256/par-1</sup>
    When a petition for mediation of domestic relations is filed, the family court must send a copy of a written petition for mediation of domestic relations to the respondent, except when the petition is unlawful or when it closes the case for mediation of domestic relations pursuant to the provisions of Article 271 without holding a date for proceedings for mediation of domestic relations; provided, however, that if it is found that there is a risk of interfering with the smooth progress in proceedings for mediation of domestic relations, the family court may give notice to the respondent of the fact that a petition for mediation of domestic relations is filed, in lieu of sending a copy of a written petition for mediation of domestic relations.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When a petition for conciliation of domestic relations is filed, the family court must send a copy of a written petition for conciliation of domestic relations to the respondent, except when the petition is unlawful or when it closes the case for conciliation of domestic relations pursuant to the provisions of Article 271 without holding a date for proceedings for conciliation of domestic relations; provided, however, that if it is found that there is a risk of interfering with the smooth progress in proceedings for conciliation of domestic relations, the family court may give notice to the respondent of the fact that a petition for conciliation of domestic relations is filed, in lieu of sending a copy of a written petition for conciliation of domestic relations." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb</sup>

    **第二項**  第四十九条第四項から第六項までの規定は前項の規定による家事調停の申立書の写しの送付又はこれに代わる通知をすることができない場合について、第六十七条第三項及び第四項の規定は前項の規定による家事調停の申立書の写しの送付又はこれに代わる通知の費用の予納について準用する。
    <sup>art-256/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-256/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-256/par-2</sup>
    The provisions of Article 49, paragraphs (4) through (6) apply mutatis mutandis when it is impossible to send a copy of a written petition for mediation of domestic relations or to give notice in lieu of sending the copy under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and the provisions of Article 67, paragraphs (3) and (4) apply mutatis mutandis to the prepayment of costs for sending a copy of a written petition for mediation of domestic relations or for giving notice in lieu of sending the copy under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The provisions of Article 49, paragraphs (4) through (6) apply mutatis mutandis when it is impossible to send a copy of a written petition for conciliation of domestic relations or to give notice in lieu of sending the copy under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and the provisions of Article 67, paragraphs (3) and (4) apply mutatis mutandis to sending a copy of a written petition for conciliation of domestic relations or the prepayment of costs for giving notice in lieu of sending the copy under the provisions of the preceding paragraph." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb</sup>

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## Cites
- art-256/par-1: 第二百七十一条 → 家事事件手続法 第二百七十一条 (Article 271), art-271 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-271 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-271
- art-256/par-2: 第四十九条第四項から第六項まで → 家事事件手続法 第四十九条第四項 (Article 49, paragraph (4)), art-49/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-49/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-49/par-4
- art-256/par-2: 第四十九条第四項から第六項まで → 家事事件手続法 第四十九条第五項 (Article 49, paragraph (5)), art-49/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-49/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-49/par-5
- art-256/par-2: 第四十九条第四項から第六項まで → 家事事件手続法 第四十九条第六項 (Article 49, paragraph (6)), art-49/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-49/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-49/par-6
- art-256/par-2: 前項 → 家事事件手続法 第二百五十六条第一項 (Article 256, paragraph (1)), art-256/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-256/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-256/par-1
- art-256/par-2: 第六十七条第三項 → 家事事件手続法 第六十七条第三項 (Article 67, paragraph (3)), art-67/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-67/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-67/par-3
- art-256/par-2: 第四項 → 家事事件手続法 第六十七条第四項 (Article 67, paragraph (4)), art-67/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-67/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-67/par-4

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 家事事件手続法 第二百五十五条第一項（家事調停の申立て） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-255/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-255/par-1
- 家事事件手続法 第二百五十六条第二項（家事調停の申立書の写しの送付等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-256/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-256/par-2

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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 256 — 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 256, 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 256, 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