# 家事事件手続法 / Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act — 第八十一条 (Article 81)

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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: 第八十一条 (Article 81)（審判以外の裁判） — address `art-81`
- 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-81
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### 第八十一条（審判以外の裁判） — (Judicial Decisions Other Than Rulings)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-81 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-81 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-81</sup>

      **第一項**  家庭裁判所は、家事審判の手続においては、審判をする場合を除き、決定で裁判をする。この場合には、第七十三条から第七十九条まで（第七十四条第二項ただし書、第七十六条第一項及び第七十八条第三項を除く。）の規定を準用する。
      <sup>art-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-81/par-1</sup>
      In proceedings for adjudication of domestic relations, the family court makes a judicial decision by an order, except when making a ruling. In this case, the provisions of Articles 73 through 79 (excluding the proviso to Article 74, paragraph (2), Article 76, paragraph (1), and Article 78, paragraph (3)) apply mutatis mutandis.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  家事審判の手続の指揮に関する裁判は、いつでも取り消すことができる。
      <sup>art-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-81/par-2</sup>
      A judicial decision concerning the control of proceedings for adjudication of domestic relations may be revoked at any time.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第三項**  審判以外の裁判は、判事補が単独ですることができる。
      <sup>art-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-81/par-3</sup>
      A judicial decision other than a ruling may be made by an assistant judge independently.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-81/par-1: 第七十三条から第七十九条まで → 家事事件手続法 第七十三条 (Article 73), art-73 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-73 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-73
- art-81/par-1: 第七十三条から第七十九条まで → 家事事件手続法 第七十四条 (Article 74), art-74 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-74 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-74
- art-81/par-1: 第七十三条から第七十九条まで → 家事事件手続法 第七十五条 (Article 75), art-75 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-75 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-75
- art-81/par-1: 第七十三条から第七十九条まで → 家事事件手続法 第七十六条 (Article 76), art-76 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-76 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-76
- art-81/par-1: 第七十三条から第七十九条まで → 家事事件手続法 第七十七条 (Article 77), art-77 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-77 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-77
- art-81/par-1: 第七十三条から第七十九条まで → 家事事件手続法 第七十八条 (Article 78), art-78 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-78 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-78
- art-81/par-1: 第七十三条から第七十九条まで → 家事事件手続法 第七十九条 (Article 79), art-79 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-79 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-79
- art-81/par-1: 第七十四条第二項 → 家事事件手続法 第七十四条第二項 (Article 74, paragraph (2)), art-74/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-74/par-2
- art-81/par-1: 第七十六条第一項 → 家事事件手続法 第七十六条第一項 (Article 76, paragraph (1)), 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
- art-81/par-1: 第七十八条第三項 → 家事事件手続法 第七十八条第三項 (Article 78, paragraph (3)), art-78/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-78/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-78/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 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 第百九十四条第四項（遺産の換価を命ずる裁判） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/art-194/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/423AC0000000052/art-194/par-4
- 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
