# 家事事件手続法 / Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act — 第三十一条 (Article 31) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-31. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - 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 - 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: 第三十一条 (Article 31)（手続費用に関する民事訴訟法の準用等） — address `art-31` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-31 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-31 - 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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第三十一条（手続費用に関する民事訴訟法の準用等） — (Application Mutatis Mutandis of the Code of Civil Procedure Concerning Procedural Costs) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-31 **第一項** 民事訴訟法第六十九条から第七十四条までの規定（同法第七十一条第二項（同法第七十二条後段において準用する場合を含む。）及び第八項（同法第七十二条後段及び第七十四条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定を除く。）は、手続費用の負担について準用する。この場合において、同法第七十二条中「当事者が裁判所において和解をした場合」とあるのは「調停が成立した場合」と、「和解の費用又は訴訟費用」とあるのは「家事事件手続法第二十九条第三項の調停費用又は同条第四項の訴訟費用」と、同法第七十三条第一項中「裁判及び和解」とあるのは「裁判及び調停の成立」と、「補助参加の申出の取下げ又は補助参加についての異議の取下げ」とあるのは「家事事件手続法第四十一条第一項若しくは第四十二条第一項の規定による参加の申出の取下げ又は同条第二項の規定による参加の許可の申立ての取下げ」と、同条第二項中「第六十一条から第六十六条まで及び」とあるのは「家事事件手続法第三十一条第一項において準用する」と、「について、同条第二項の規定は前項の申立てについて」とあるのは「について」と、「第八項まで」とあるのは「第七項まで」と、「準用する。この場合において、同条第二項中「訴訟費用の負担の裁判が確定した」とあるのは、「訴訟が完結した」と読み替えるものとする」とあるのは「準用する」と読み替えるものとする。 art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-31/par-1 The provisions of Articles 69 through 74 of the Code of Civil Procedure (excluding Article 71, paragraph (2) of the Code (including the cases applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the second sentence of Article 72 of the Code) and Article 71, paragraph (8) of the Code (including the cases applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the second sentence of Article 72 and Article 74, paragraph (2) of the Code)) apply mutatis mutandis to the burden of procedural costs. In this case: in Article 72 of the Code, the phrase "If the parties reach a court settlement" is deemed to be replaced with "If mediation is successful", and the phrase "settlement costs or court costs" is deemed to be replaced with "mediation costs under Article 29, paragraph (3) of the Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act or court costs under paragraph (4) of that Article"; in Article 73, paragraph (1) of the Code, the phrase "judicial decision or settlement" is deemed to be replaced with "judicial decision or successful mediation", and the phrase "an application for supporting intervention is withdrawn or if an objection to supporting intervention is withdrawn" is deemed to be replaced with "an application for intervention under the provisions of Article 41, paragraph (1) or Article 42, paragraph (1) of the Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act is withdrawn or a petition for permission for intervention under paragraph (2) of that Article is withdrawn"; and in Article 73, paragraph (2) of the Code, the phrase "Articles 61 through 66 and Article 71, paragraph (8)" is deemed to be replaced with "Article 71, paragraph (8) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 31, paragraph (1) of the Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act", the phrase "a ruling on a petition under the preceding paragraph; the provisions of Article 71, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to a petition under the preceding paragraph" is deemed to be replaced with "a ruling on a petition under the preceding paragraph", the phrase "paragraphs (5) through (8)" is deemed to be replaced with "paragraphs (5) through (7)", and the phrase "apply mutatis mutandis to an objection to such a disposition. In such a case, the term 'from the day when the judicial decision on the bearing of costs becomes final and binding' in Article 71, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with 'from the day when the litigation is concluded'" is deemed to be replaced with "apply mutatis mutandis to an objection to such a disposition". machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項において準用する民事訴訟法第六十九条第三項の規定による即時抗告並びに同法第七十一条第五項（前項において準用する同法第七十二条後段において準用する場合を含む。）、第七十三条第二項及び第七十四条第二項の異議の申立てについての裁判に対する即時抗告は、執行停止の効力を有する。 art-31/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-31/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-31/par-2 An immediate appeal under the provisions of Article 69, paragraph (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph and an immediate appeal against a judicial decision on an objection under Article 71, paragraph (5) of the Code (including the cases applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the second sentence of Article 72 of the Code as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph) and Article 73, paragraph (2) and Article 74, paragraph (2) of the Code have the effect of a stay of execution. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-31/par-1: 民事訴訟法第六十九条から第七十四条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十九条 (Article 69), art-69 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-69 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-69 - art-31/par-1: 民事訴訟法第六十九条から第七十四条まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十条 (Article 70), art-70 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-70 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-70 - art-31/par-1: 民事訴訟法第六十九条から第七十四条まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条 (Article 71), art-71 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-71 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-71 - art-31/par-1: 民事訴訟法第六十九条から第七十四条まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十二条 (Article 72), art-72 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-72 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-72 - art-31/par-1: 民事訴訟法第六十九条から第七十四条まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十三条 (Article 73), art-73 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-73 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-73 - art-31/par-1: 民事訴訟法第六十九条から第七十四条まで → 民事訴訟法 第七十四条 (Article 74), art-74 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-74 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-74 - art-31/par-1: 同法第七十一条第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第二項 (Article 71, paragraph (2)), art-71/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-71/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-71/par-2 - art-31/par-1: 第八項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第八項 (Article 71, paragraph (8)), art-71/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-71/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-71/par-8 - art-31/par-1: 第七十四条第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十四条第二項 (Article 74, paragraph (2)), art-74/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-74/par-2 - art-31/par-1: 家事事件手続法第二十九条第三項 → 家事事件手続法 第二十九条第三項 (Article 29, paragraph (3)), art-29/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-29/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-29/par-3 - art-31/par-1: 同条第四項 → 家事事件手続法 第二十九条第四項 (Article 29, paragraph (4)), art-29/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-29/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-29/par-4 - art-31/par-1: 同法第七十三条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十三条第一項 (Article 73, paragraph (1)), art-73/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-73/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-73/par-1 - art-31/par-1: 家事事件手続法第四十一条第一項 → 家事事件手続法 第四十一条第一項 (Article 41, paragraph (1)), art-41/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-41/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-41/par-1 - art-31/par-1: 第四十二条第一項 → 家事事件手続法 第四十二条第一項 (Article 42, paragraph (1)), art-42/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-42/par-1 - art-31/par-1: 同条第二項 → 家事事件手続法 第四十二条第二項 (Article 42, paragraph (2)), art-42/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-42/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-42/par-2 - art-31/par-1: 同条第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十三条第二項 (Article 73, paragraph (2)), art-73/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-73/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-73/par-2 - art-31/par-1: 第六十一条から第六十六条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十一条 (Article 61), art-61 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-61 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-61 - art-31/par-1: 第六十一条から第六十六条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十二条 (Article 62), art-62 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-62 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-62 - art-31/par-1: 第六十一条から第六十六条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十三条 (Article 63), art-63 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-63 - art-31/par-1: 第六十一条から第六十六条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十四条 (Article 64), art-64 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-64 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-64 - art-31/par-1: 第六十一条から第六十六条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十五条 (Article 65), art-65 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-65 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-65 - art-31/par-1: 第六十一条から第六十六条まで → 民事訴訟法 第六十六条 (Article 66), art-66 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-66 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-66 - art-31/par-1: 家事事件手続法第三十一条第一項 → 家事事件手続法 第三十一条第一項 (Article 31, paragraph (1)), art-31/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-31/par-1 - art-31/par-2: 前項 → 家事事件手続法 第三十一条第一項 (Article 31, paragraph (1)), art-31/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-31/par-1 - art-31/par-2: 民事訴訟法第六十九条第三項 → 民事訴訟法 第六十九条第三項 (Article 69, paragraph (3)), art-69/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-69/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-69/par-3 - art-31/par-2: 同法第七十一条第五項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十一条第五項 (Article 71, paragraph (5)), art-71/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-71/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-71/par-5 - art-31/par-2: 同法第七十二条 → 民事訴訟法 第七十二条 (Article 72), art-72 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-72 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-72 - art-31/par-2: 第七十三条第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十三条第二項 (Article 73, paragraph (2)), art-73/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-73/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-73/par-2 - art-31/par-2: 第七十四条第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第七十四条第二項 (Article 74, paragraph (2)), art-74/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-74/par-2 ## Cited by 2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 家事事件手続法 第三十一条第一項（手続費用に関する民事訴訟法の準用等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-31/par-1 - 家事事件手続法 第三十一条第二項（手続費用に関する民事訴訟法の準用等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-31/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-31/par-2 --- ## Sources - 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 — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb), retrieved 2026-11-05 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch domestic-relations-case-procedure-act-20261105T164326-001, translated 2026-11-06 - claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch domestic-relations-case-procedure-act-20261105T164326-001, translated 2026-11-06 - This site's parser, version 225 — 家事事件手続法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05