# 家事事件手続法 / Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act — 第七十六条 (Article 76)

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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
- 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: 第七十六条 (Article 76)（審判の方式及び審判書） — address `art-76`
- 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-76
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-76
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### 第七十六条（審判の方式及び審判書） — (Method of Rulings and Written Rulings)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-76 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-76 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-76</sup>

      **第一項**  審判は、審判書を作成してしなければならない。ただし、即時抗告をすることができない審判については、家事審判の申立書又は調書に主文を記載することをもって、審判書の作成に代えることができる。
      <sup>art-76/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-76/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-76/par-1</sup>
      A ruling must be made by preparing a written ruling; provided, however, that in making a ruling against which an immediate appeal may not be filed, the main text of a ruling may be stated in the written petition for adjudication of domestic relations or in a record, in lieu of preparing a written ruling.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  審判書には、次に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。
      <sup>art-76/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-76/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-76/par-2</sup>
      A written ruling must state the following matters:
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **一**  主文
        <sup>art-76/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-76/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-76/par-2/item-1</sup>
        the main text;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **二**  理由の要旨
        <sup>art-76/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-76/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-76/par-2/item-2</sup>
        the essentials of the reasons;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **三**  当事者及び法定代理人
        <sup>art-76/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-76/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-76/par-2/item-3</sup>
        the party (parties) and the legal representative(s); and
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **四**  裁判所
        <sup>art-76/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-76/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-76/par-2/item-4</sup>
        the court.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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

- 家事事件手続法 第八十一条第一項（審判以外の裁判） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-81/par-1
- 家事事件手続法 第八十四条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-84/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-84/par-1
- 家事事件手続法 第九十三条第一項（家事審判の手続の規定及び民事訴訟法の準用等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-93/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-93/par-1
- 家事事件手続法 第二百一条第八項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-201/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-201/par-8
- 家事事件手続法 第二百五十八条第一項（家事審判の手続の規定の準用等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-258/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-258/par-1

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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