# 家事事件手続法 / Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act — 第六十九条 (Article 69)

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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: 第六十九条 (Article 69)（審問の期日） — address `art-69`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第六十九条（審問の期日） — (Hearing Date)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-69 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-69 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-69</sup>

      **第一項**  別表第二に掲げる事項についての家事審判の手続においては、家庭裁判所が審問の期日を開いて当事者の陳述を聴くことにより事実の調査をするときは、他の当事者は、当該期日に立ち会うことができる。ただし、当該他の当事者が当該期日に立ち会うことにより事実の調査に支障を生ずるおそれがあると認められるときは、この限りでない。
      <sup>art-69/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-69/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-69/par-1</sup>
      In proceedings for adjudication of domestic relations regarding any of the matters set forth in Appended Table 2, when the family court investigates facts by holding a hearing on a date set therefor and hearing statements from a party, another party may attend the hearing on the date; provided, however, that this does not apply if it is found that the attendance of the other party at the hearing on the date is likely to interfere with the investigation of facts.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-69/par-1: 別表第二 → 家事事件手続法 別表第二 (Appended Table 2), appdx-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/appdx-2

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 家事事件手続法 第百八十八条第四項（推定相続人の廃除の審判事件及び推定相続人の廃除の取消しの審判事件） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-188/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-188/par-4

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## 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
- This site's parser, version 225 — 家事事件手続法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-05
