# 人事訴訟法 / Personal Status Litigation Act — 第二章 (Chapter 2) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/ch-2. 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: 人事訴訟法 (Personal Status Litigation Act), 平成十五年法律第百九号 - English title "Personal Status Litigation 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: 第二章 (Chapter 2) — address `ch-2` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/ch-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/ch-2 - 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. --- ## 第二章　婚姻関係訴訟の特例 — Chapter II Special Provisions for Marital Relationship Litigation heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/ch-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/ch-2 ## 第一節　管轄 — Section 1 Jurisdiction heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-2/sec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/ch-2/sec-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/ch-2/sec-1 ### 第三十一条 art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-31 **第一項** 家庭裁判所は、婚姻の取消し又は離婚の訴えに係る婚姻の当事者間に成年に達しない子がある場合には、当該訴えに係る訴訟についての第六条及び第七条の規定の適用に当たっては、その子の住所又は居所を考慮しなければならない。 art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-31/par-1 If the parties to a marriage that is subject to an action to rescind the marriage or an action for divorce have a child who has not yet reached adulthood, the family court must take into consideration the domicile or residence of that child in applying the provisions of Article 6 and Article 7 to the litigation connected with that action. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ## 第二節　附帯処分等 — Section 2 Ancillary Disposition heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-2/sec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/ch-2/sec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/ch-2/sec-2 ### 第三十二条（附帯処分についての裁判等） — (Judicial Decisions on Ancillary Disposition) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32 **第一項** 裁判所は、申立てにより、夫婦の一方が他の一方に対して提起した婚姻の取消し又は離婚の訴えに係る請求を認容する判決において、子の監護者の指定その他の子の監護に関する処分、財産の分与に関する処分、親権行使者（民法第八百二十四条の二第三項の規定により単独で親権を行使する者をいう。第四項において同じ。）の指定（婚姻の取消し又は離婚に伴って親権を行う必要がある事項に係るものに限る。同項において同じ。）又は厚生年金保険法（昭和二十九年法律第百十五号）第七十八条の二第二項の規定による処分（以下「附帯処分」と総称する。）についての裁判をしなければならない。 art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-1 On petition, in a judgment upholding a claim relating to an action to rescind a marriage or an action for divorce filed by either the husband or the wife against the other, the court must make a judicial decision designating the custodial parent and disposing of other such matters related to child custody; disposing of matters related to the distribution of property; designating the person exercising parental authority alone (meaning a person who exercises parental authority alone pursuant to Article 824-2, paragraph (3) of the Civil Code; the same applies in paragraph (4)) (limited to designation concerning matters for which parental authority needs to be exercised in connection with the rescission of the marriage or divorce; the same applies in that paragraph); or disposing of matters under the provisions of Article 78-2, paragraph (2) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act (Act No. 115 of 1954) (collectively referred to below as "ancillary disposition"). machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の場合においては、裁判所は、同項の判決において、当事者に対し、子の引渡し又は金銭の支払その他の財産上の給付その他の給付を命ずることができる。 art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-2 In a case as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the court, in the judgment referred to in that paragraph, may order a party to hand over a child or to provide an economic or other benefit, including by paying money. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前項の規定は、裁判所が婚姻の取消し又は離婚の訴えに係る請求を認容する判決において親権者の指定についての裁判をする場合について準用する。 art-32/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-3 The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to a case in which the court makes a judicial decision designating the person with parental authority in a judgment upholding the claim in an action to rescind a marriage or an action for divorce. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 裁判所は、第一項の子の監護者の指定その他の子の監護に関する処分についての裁判若しくは親権行使者の指定についての裁判又は前項の親権者の指定についての裁判をするに当たっては、子が十五歳以上であるときは、その子の陳述を聴かなければならない。 art-32/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-4 In order to make a judicial decision as referred to in paragraph (1) designating the custodial parent and disposing of other matters related to child custody or a judicial decision designating the person exercising parental authority alone, or a judicial decision as referred to in the preceding paragraph designating the person with parental authority, the court must hear the child's statement, if the child is 15 years of age or older. machine translation, not official ### 第三十三条（事実の調査） — (Examination of the Facts) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-33 **第一項** 裁判所は、前条第一項の附帯処分についての裁判又は同条第三項の親権者の指定についての裁判をするに当たっては、事実の調査をすることができる。 art-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-33/par-1 In order to make a judicial decision on ancillary disposition as referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or a judicial decision designating the person with parental authority as referred to in paragraph (3) of that Article, the court may conduct an investigation of the facts. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "In order to make a judicial decision on ancillary disposition as referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or a judicial decision designating the person with parental authority as referred to in paragraph (3) of that Article, the court may conduct a investigation of the facts." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5166/tb **第二項** 裁判所は、相当と認めるときは、合議体の構成員に命じ、又は家庭裁判所若しくは簡易裁判所に嘱託して前項の事実の調査（以下単に「事実の調査」という。）をさせることができる。 art-33/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-33/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-33/par-2 If the court finds it appropriate, it may issue an order to the members of a panel or issue a commission to a family court or summary court and have those members or that court conduct the investigation of the facts referred to in the preceding paragraph (simply referred to below as an "examination of the facts"). Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If the court finds it appropriate, it may issue an order to the members of a panel or issue a commission to a family court or summary court and have those members or that court conduct the investigation of the facts referred to in the preceding paragraph (simply referred to below as a "examination of the facts")." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5166/tb **第三項** 前項の規定により受命裁判官又は受託裁判官が事実の調査をする場合には、裁判所及び裁判長の職務は、その裁判官が行う。 art-33/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-33/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-33/par-3 If an authorized judge or commissioned judge conducts an examination of the facts pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the duties of the court and of the presiding judge are performed by that judge. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If an authorized judge or commissioned judge conducts a examination of the facts pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the duties of the court and of the presiding judge are performed by that judge." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5166/tb **第四項** 裁判所が審問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。 art-33/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-33/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-33/par-4 If the court sets a hearing date and hears one party's statements in order to conduct an examination of the facts, the other party may attend the hearing provided, however, that this does not apply if the other party's attendance risks hindering the examination of the facts. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If the court sets a hearing date and hears one party's statements in order to conduct a examination of the facts , the other party may attend the hearing provided, however, that this does not apply if the other party's attendance risks hindering the examination of the facts." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5166/tb **第五項** 事実の調査の手続は、公開しない。ただし、裁判所は、相当と認める者の傍聴を許すことができる。 art-33/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-33/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-33/par-5 The proceedings in an examination of the facts are not open to the public provided, however, that the court may permit observation by a person whom it considers to be appropriate. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The proceedings in a examination of the facts are not open to the public provided, however, that the court may permit observation by a person whom it considers to be appropriate." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5166/tb **第六項** 裁判所は、相当と認めるときは、当事者の意見を聴いて、最高裁判所規則で定めるところにより、裁判所及び当事者双方が音声の送受信により同時に通話をすることができる方法によって、第四項の審問期日における手続を行うことができる。 art-33/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-33/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-33/par-6 If a court finds it to be reasonable, the court may, after hearing the opinions of both parties, perform procedures on a hearing date referred to in paragraph (4) by a method of communication that enables the court and both parties to simultaneously communicate with one another by audio transmission as provided for by the Rules of the Supreme Court. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 前項の審問期日に出頭しないでその手続に関与した当事者は、その審問期日に出頭したものとみなす。 art-33/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-33/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-33/par-7 A party who does not appear on a hearing date referred to in the preceding paragraph and participates in the proceedings is deemed to have appeared on that hearing date. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三十四条（家庭裁判所調査官による事実の調査） — (Examination of the Facts by Family Court Investigators) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-34 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34 **第一項** 裁判所は、家庭裁判所調査官に事実の調査をさせることができる。 art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34/par-1 The court may have a family court investigator conduct an examination of the facts. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 急迫の事情があるときは、裁判長が、家庭裁判所調査官に事実の調査をさせることができる。 art-34/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34/par-2 In urgent circumstances, the presiding judge may have a family court investigator conduct an examination of the facts. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 家庭裁判所調査官は、事実の調査の結果を書面又は口頭で裁判所に報告するものとする。 art-34/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34/par-3 A family court investigator is to report the results of an examination of the facts to the court orally or in writing. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "A family court investigator is to report the results of an examination of the dacts to the court orally or in writing." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5166/tb **第四項** 家庭裁判所調査官は、前項の規定による報告に意見を付することができる。 art-34/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34/par-4 A family court investigator may add an opinion to a report under the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三十四条の二（家庭裁判所調査官の除斥） — (Disqualifying a Family Court Investigator) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-34-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-2 **第一項** 民事訴訟法第二十三条及び第二十五条（忌避に関する部分を除く。）の規定は、家庭裁判所調査官について準用する。 art-34-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-2/par-1 The provisions of Article 23 and Article 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure (excluding the parts concerning challenging court officials) apply mutatis mutandis to family court investigators. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The provisions of Article 23 and Article 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure (excluding the parts concerning challenge court officials) apply mutatis mutandis to family court investigators." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5166/tb **第二項** 家庭裁判所調査官について除斥の申立てがあったときは、その家庭裁判所調査官は、その申立てについての裁判が確定するまでその申立てがあった事件に関与することができない。 art-34-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-2/par-2 If a petition to disqualify a family court investigator is submitted, that investigator may not participate in the case in connection with which the petition was filed until an order on the petition becomes final and binding. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If a petition to disqualify a family court investigator is submitted, that an investigator may not participate in the case in connection with which the petition was filed until an order on the petition becomes final and binding." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5166/tb ### 第三十四条の三（情報開示命令） — Orders to Disclose Information caption: machine translation, not official art-34-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-3 **第一項** 裁判所は、第三十二条第一項の子の監護に関する処分（子の監護に要する費用の分担に関する処分に限る。）の申立てがされている場合において、必要があると認めるときは、申立てにより又は職権で、当事者に対し、その収入及び資産の状況に関する情報を開示することを命ずることができる。 art-34-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-3/par-1 In the case where a petition for a disposition of matters related to child custody referred to in Article 32, paragraph (1) (limited to a disposition concerning the sharing of expenses required for the custody of a child) has been filed, if the court finds it necessary, the court may, on petition or on its own authority, order a party to disclose information on the party's income and assets. machine translation, not official **第二項** 裁判所は、第三十二条第一項の財産の分与に関する処分の申立てがされている場合において、必要があると認めるときは、申立てにより又は職権で、当事者に対し、その財産の状況に関する情報を開示することを命ずることができる。 art-34-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-3/par-2 If a petition concerning matters related to the distribution of property as referred to in Article 32, paragraph (1) has been filed, the court may, if it finds it necessary, order a party to disclose information on the status of the party's property, upon petition or sua sponte. machine translation, not official **第三項** 前二項の規定により情報の開示を命じられた当事者が、正当な理由なくその情報を開示せず、又は虚偽の情報を開示したときは、裁判所は、決定で、十万円以下の過料に処する。 art-34-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-3/par-3 If a party who has been ordered to disclose information pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs fails to disclose that information without a legitimate reason or discloses false information, the court issues a ruling imposing a civil fine of not more than 100,000 yen on the party. machine translation, not official ### 第三十四条の四（判決前の親子交流の試行的実施） — Trial Implementation of Parent-Child Contact Before Judgment caption: machine translation, not official art-34-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-4 **第一項** 裁判所は、第三十二条第一項の子の監護者の指定その他の子の監護に関する処分（子の監護に要する費用の分担に関する処分を除く。）の申立てがされている場合において、子の心身の状態に照らして相当でないと認める事情がなく、かつ、事実の調査のため必要があると認めるときは、当事者に対し、子との交流の試行的実施を促すことができる。 art-34-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-4/par-1 If a petition for the designation of a person to have custody of a child or for other matters related to child custody as referred to in Article 32, paragraph (1) (excluding matters related to the sharing of expenses required for child custody) has been filed, and there are no circumstances found to make it inappropriate in light of the child's physical and mental condition, and the court finds it necessary for an examination of the facts, the court may encourage the parties to carry out a trial implementation of contact with the child. machine translation, not official **第二項** 裁判所は、前項の試行的実施を促すに当たっては、交流の方法、交流をする日時及び場所並びに家庭裁判所調査官その他の者の立会いその他の関与の有無を定めるとともに、当事者に対して子の心身に有害な影響を及ぼす言動を禁止することその他適当と認める条件を付することができる。 art-34-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-4/par-2 In encouraging the trial implementation under the preceding paragraph, the court may specify the method of contact, the date, time and place of contact, and whether a family court investigator or another person is to be present or otherwise involved, and may also impose on the parties a condition prohibiting words or conduct that have a harmful effect on the mind and body of the child, or any other condition it finds appropriate. machine translation, not official **第三項** 裁判所は、第一項の試行的実施を促したときは、当事者に対してその結果の報告（当該試行的実施をしなかったときは、その理由の説明）を求めることができる。 art-34-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-4/par-3 If the court has encouraged the trial implementation referred to in paragraph (1), it may request the parties to report the result (or, if the trial implementation was not carried out, to explain the reason). machine translation, not official ### 第三十五条（事実調査部分の閲覧等） — (Access to Parts of Case Records Concerning Examination of Facts) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35 **第一項** 訴訟記録中事実の調査に係る部分（以下この条において「事実調査部分」という。）についての民事訴訟法第九十一条第一項、第三項又は第四項の規定による閲覧若しくは謄写、その正本、謄本若しくは抄本の交付又はその複製（以下この条において「閲覧等」という。）の請求は、裁判所が次項又は第三項の規定により許可したときに限り、することができる。 art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-1 A person may file a request under Article 91, paragraph (1), (3) or (4) of the Code of Civil Procedure for inspection or copying, delivery of an authenticated copy, transcript or extract of it, or reproduction of it (referred to below as "inspection, etc." in this Article) with respect to a part of the case record that concerns an examination of the facts (referred to below as the "part of the record concerning an examination of the facts" in this Article) only if the court gives its permission pursuant to the provisions of the following paragraph or paragraph (3). machine translation, not official **第二項** 裁判所は、当事者から事実調査部分の閲覧等の許可の申立てがあった場合においては、その閲覧等を許可しなければならない。ただし、当該事実調査部分中閲覧等を行うことにより次に掲げるおそれがあると認められる部分については、相当と認めるときに限り、その閲覧等を許可することができる。 art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-2 If a party files a petition for permission for inspection, etc. of the part of the record concerning an examination of the facts, the court must permit that inspection, etc. provided, however, that as it relates to a part of the record concerning an examination of the facts for which it is found that the following risks could arise from conducting the inspection, etc., the court may permit that inspection, etc. only if the court finds this to be appropriate: machine translation, not official **一** 当事者間に成年に達しない子がある場合におけるその子の利益を害するおそれ art-35/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-2/item-1 a risk of harming the interests of a child the parties have who has not yet reached adulthood, if applicable; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 当事者又は第三者の私生活又は業務の平穏を害するおそれ art-35/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-2/item-2 a risk of disrupting the private life or business of a party or a third party; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 当事者又は第三者の私生活についての重大な秘密が明らかにされることにより、その者が社会生活を営むのに著しい支障を生じ、又はその者の名誉を著しく害するおそれ art-35/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-2/item-3 the risk that revealing a deep personal secret from the private life of a party or a third party could substantially interfere with their life in the community or cause substantial harm to their reputation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 裁判所は、利害関係を疎明した第三者から事実調査部分の閲覧等の許可の申立てがあった場合においては、相当と認めるときは、その閲覧等を許可することができる。 art-35/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-3 If a third party makes a prima facie showing of interest and files a petition for permission for inspection, etc. of the part of the record concerning an examination of the facts, the court may permit that inspection, etc. if it finds this to be appropriate. machine translation, not official **第四項** 第二項の申立てを却下した裁判に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。 art-35/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-4 An immediate appeal may be filed against a judicial decision denying the petition referred to in paragraph (2). machine translation, not official **第五項** 前項の規定による即時抗告が人事訴訟に関する手続を不当に遅延させることを目的としてされたものであると認められるときは、原裁判所は、その即時抗告を却下しなければならない。 art-35/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-5 If it is found that the immediate appeal under the provisions of the preceding paragraph has been filed for the purpose of unjustly delaying personal status litigation procedures, the court of first instance must dismiss it. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 前項の規定による決定に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。 art-35/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-6 An immediate appeal may be filed against an order under the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 第三項の申立てを却下した裁判に対しては、不服を申し立てることができない。 art-35/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-7 No appeal may be entered against a judicial decision to dismiss the petition referred to in paragraph (3). machine translation, not official **第八項** 事実調査部分については、民事訴訟法第百三十三条の二及び第百三十三条の三の規定は、適用しない。 art-35/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-8 The provisions of Article 133-2 and Article 133-3 of the Code of Civil Procedure do not apply to the part of the case record that concerns an examination of the facts. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三十六条（判決によらない婚姻の終了の場合の附帯処分についての裁判） — (Judicial Decisions on Ancillary Disposition in Cases of Termination of Marriage Other Than by Judgment) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-36 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-36 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-36 **第一項** 婚姻の取消し又は離婚の訴えに係る訴訟において判決によらないで当該訴えに係る婚姻が終了した場合において、既に附帯処分の申立てがされているときであって、その附帯処分に係る事項がその婚姻の終了に際し定められていないときは、受訴裁判所は、その附帯処分についての審理及び裁判をしなければならない。 art-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-36/par-1 In litigation involving an action to rescind a marriage or an action for divorce, if the marriage that is the subject of that action has been terminated other than by a judgment, but a petition on an ancillary disposition has already been filed and any matter in question was not determined when the marriage was terminated, the court in charge of the case must conduct the trial and make a judicial decision on the ancillary disposition. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "In litigation involving an action to rescind a marriage or an action for divorce, if the marriage that is the subject of that action has been terminated other than by a judgment, but a petition on an ancillary disposition has already been filed and any matter in question was not determined when the marriage was terminated, the court in charge of the case must conduct the trial and make a judicial decision on the ancillary disposition.." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5166/tb ## 第三節　和解並びに請求の放棄及び認諾 — Section 3 Settlements; Waiver and Acknowledgement of Claims heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-2/sec-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/ch-2/sec-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/ch-2/sec-3 ### 第三十七条 art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-37 **第一項** 離婚の訴えに係る訴訟における和解（これにより離婚がされるものに限る。以下この条において同じ。）並びに請求の放棄及び認諾については、第十九条第二項の規定にかかわらず、民事訴訟法第二百六十六条（第二項中請求の認諾に関する部分を除く。）、第二百六十七条第一項及び第二百六十七条の二の規定を適用する。ただし、請求の認諾については、第三十二条第一項の附帯処分についての裁判又は同条第三項の親権者の指定についての裁判をすることを要しない場合に限る。 art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-37/par-1 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 19, paragraph (2), the provisions of Article 266 of the Code of Civil Procedure (excluding the part related to the acknowledgement of a claim in paragraph (2)) and of Article 267, paragraph (1) and Article 267-2 of that Code apply to a settlement (limited to a settlement by which divorce is effected; the same applies in this Article below) and the waiver or acknowledgement of a claim in litigation connected with an action for divorce provided, however, that, with regard to the acknowledgement of claims, this is limited to cases in which it is not necessary to make a judicial decision on ancillary disposition, as referred to in Article 32, paragraph (1) or a judicial decision designating the person with parental authority, as referred to in paragraph (3) of that Article. machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の場合における民事訴訟法第二百六十七条第一項及び第二百六十七条の二第一項の規定の適用については、同法第二百六十七条第一項中「について電子調書を作成し、これをファイルに記録した」とあるのは「を調書に記載した」と、「その記録」とあるのは「その記載」と、同法第二百六十七条の二第一項中「規定によりファイルに記録された電子調書」とあるのは「調書」とする。 art-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-37/par-2 With regard to the application of Article 267, paragraph (1) and Article 267-2, paragraph (1) of the Code of Civil Procedure in the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the phrase "creates an electronic record of a settlement or of the waiver or acknowledgment of a claim and records it in the court's computer files" in Article 267, paragraph (1) of that Code is deemed to be replaced with "enters a settlement or the waiver or acknowledgment of a claim in a record", the phrase "that entry" is deemed to be replaced with "that statement", and the phrase "an electronic record recorded in the court's computer files pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article" in Article 267-2, paragraph (1) of that Code is deemed to be replaced with "a record referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article". machine translation, not official **第三項** 離婚の訴えに係る訴訟においては、民事訴訟法第二百六十四条及び第二百六十五条の規定による和解をすることができない。 art-37/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-37/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-37/par-3 A settlement under the provisions of Article 264 and Article 265 of the Code of Civil Procedure may not be effected in litigation connected with a divorce action. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "A settlement under the provisions of Article 264 and Article 265 of the Code of Civil Procedure may not be effected in litigation connected with a divorce actionｎ." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5166/tb **第四項** 離婚の訴えに係る訴訟における民事訴訟法第八十九条第二項及び第百七十条第三項の期日においては、同法第八十九条第三項及び第百七十条第四項の当事者は、和解及び請求の認諾をすることができない。ただし、当該期日における手続が裁判所及び当事者双方が映像と音声の送受信により相手の状態を相互に認識しながら通話をすることができる方法によって行われた場合には、この限りでない。 art-37/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-37/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-37/par-4 The parties referred to in Article 89, paragraph (3) and Article 170, paragraph (4) of the Code of Civil Procedure may not effect a settlement or acknowledge a claim on the date provided in Article 89, paragraph (2) and Article 170, paragraph (3) in litigation connected with an action for divorce provided, however, that this does not apply if the proceedings on that date are conducted by a method that allows both the court and each of the parties to communicate with one another through audio and visual transmissions while gaining an awareness of one another's situation. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The parties referred to in Article 89, paragraph (3) and Article 170, paragraph (4) of the Code of Civil Procedure may not effect a settlement or acknowledge a claim on the date provided in Article 89, paragraph (2) and Article 170, paragraph (3) in litigation connected with an action for divorce provided, however, that this does not apply if the proceedings on that date are conducted by a method that allows both the court and each of the parties to communicate with one another , through audio and visual transmissions while gaining an awareness of one another' situation." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5166/tb ## 第四節　履行の確保 — Section 4 Securing Performance heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-2/sec-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/ch-2/sec-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/ch-2/sec-4 ### 第三十八条（履行の勧告） — (Issuing Recommendations to Perform) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-38 **第一項** 第三十二条第一項又は第二項（同条第三項において準用する場合を含む。以下同じ。）の規定による裁判で定められた義務については、当該裁判をした家庭裁判所（上訴裁判所が当該裁判をした場合にあっては、第一審裁判所である家庭裁判所）は、権利者の申出があるときは、その義務の履行状況を調査し、義務者に対し、その義務の履行を勧告することができる。 art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-38/par-1 If requested by the obligee in connection with an obligation established through a judicial decision under the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (1) or (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article; the same applies below), the family court that made that judicial decision (or the family court constituting the court of first instance, if it was an appellate court that made that decision) may investigate the status of performance of the obligation and issue the obligor a recommendation to perform under the obligation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の家庭裁判所は、他の家庭裁判所に同項の規定による調査及び勧告を嘱託することができる。 art-38/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-38/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-38/par-2 The family court referred to in the preceding paragraph may commission another family court to conduct the investigation or issue the recommendation under the provisions of that paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第一項の家庭裁判所及び前項の嘱託を受けた家庭裁判所は、家庭裁判所調査官に第一項の規定による調査及び勧告をさせることができる。 art-38/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-38/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-38/par-3 The family court referred to in paragraph (1) or the family court that has been commissioned as referred to in the preceding paragraph may have a family court investigator conduct the investigation or make the recommendation under the provisions of paragraph (1). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 前三項の規定は、第三十二条第一項又は第二項の規定による裁判で定めることができる義務であって、婚姻の取消し又は離婚の訴えに係る訴訟における和解で定められたものの履行について準用する。 art-38/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-38/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-38/par-4 The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to the performance of an obligation that may be established through a judicial decision under Article 32, paragraph (1) or (2) but that has been established through a settlement in litigation connected with an action to rescind a marriage or with an action for divorce. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三十九条（履行命令） — (Issuing Orders to Perform) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-39 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-39 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-39 **第一項** 第三十二条第二項の規定による裁判で定められた金銭の支払その他の財産上の給付を目的とする義務の履行を怠った者がある場合において、相当と認めるときは、当該裁判をした家庭裁判所（上訴裁判所が当該裁判をした場合にあっては、第一審裁判所である家庭裁判所）は、権利者の申立てにより、義務者に対し、相当の期限を定めてその義務の履行をすべきことを命ずることができる。この場合において、その命令は、その命令をする時までに義務者が履行を怠った義務の全部又は一部についてするものとする。 art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-39/par-1 At the request of the obligee, if a person has neglected to perform an obligation to pay money or provide any other economic benefit that has been established through a judicial decision under the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (2), the family court that made that decision (or the family court constituting the court of first instance, if it was an appellate court that made the decision) may issue an order to the obligor to perform under the obligation, specifying a reasonable period for performance. In that case, the court is to issue the order for all or part of the obligation that the obligor has neglected to perform by the time of the order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の家庭裁判所は、同項の規定により義務の履行を命ずるには、義務者の陳述を聴かなければならない。 art-39/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-39/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-39/par-2 The family court referred to in the preceding paragraph must hear a statement from the obligor in order to issue an order to perform the obligation pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前二項の規定は、第三十二条第二項の規定による裁判で定めることができる金銭の支払その他の財産上の給付を目的とする義務であって、婚姻の取消し又は離婚の訴えに係る訴訟における和解で定められたものの履行について準用する。 art-39/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-39/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-39/par-3 The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to an obligation to pay money or provide any other such economic benefit that may be established through a judicial decision under the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (2) but that has been established through a settlement in litigation connected with an action to rescind a marriage or with an action for divorce. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第一項（前項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定により義務の履行を命じられた者が正当な理由なくその命令に従わないときは、その義務の履行を命じた家庭裁判所は、決定で、十万円以下の過料に処する。 art-39/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-39/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-39/par-4 If a person ordered to perform an obligation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph) does not comply with the order and is without legitimate grounds for their non-compliance, the family court that ordered performance of the obligation issues a ruling imposing a civil fine of not more than 100,000 yen. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 前項の決定に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。 art-39/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-39/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-39/par-5 An immediate appeal may be filed against the ruling referred to in the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 民事訴訟法第百八十九条の規定は、第四項の決定について準用する。 art-39/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-39/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-39/par-6 The provisions of Article 189 of the Code of Civil Procedure apply mutatis mutandis to the ruling referred to in paragraph (4). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四十条 〔削除 / repealed〕 art-40 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-40 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-40 **第一項** 削除 art-40/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-40/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-40/par-1 Deleted Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-31/par-1: 第六条 → 人事訴訟法 第六条 (Article 6), art-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-6 - art-31/par-1: 第七条 → 人事訴訟法 第七条 (Article 7), art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-7 - art-32/par-1: 民法第八百二十四条の二第三項 → 民法 第八百二十四条の二第三項 (Article 824-2, paragraph (3)), art-824-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-824-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-824-2/par-3 - art-32/par-1: 第四項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第四項 (Article 32, paragraph (4)), art-32/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-4 - art-32/par-1: 厚生年金保険法（昭和二十九年法律第百十五号）第七十八条の二第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十八条の二第二項 (Article 78-2, paragraph (2)), art-78-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-78-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-78-2/par-2 - art-32/par-2: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-1 - art-32/par-3: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第二項 (Article 32, paragraph (2)), art-32/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-2 - art-32/par-4: 第一項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-1 - art-32/par-4: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第三項 (Article 32, paragraph (3)), art-32/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-3 - art-33/par-1: 前条第一項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-1 - art-33/par-1: 同条第三項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第三項 (Article 32, paragraph (3)), art-32/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-3 - art-33/par-2: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十三条第一項 (Article 33, paragraph (1)), art-33/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-33/par-1 - art-33/par-3: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十三条第二項 (Article 33, paragraph (2)), art-33/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-33/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-33/par-2 - art-33/par-6: 第四項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十三条第四項 (Article 33, paragraph (4)), art-33/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-33/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-33/par-4 - art-33/par-7: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十三条第六項 (Article 33, paragraph (6)), art-33/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-33/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-33/par-6 - art-34/par-4: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十四条第三項 (Article 34, paragraph (3)), art-34/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34/par-3 - art-34-2/par-1: 民事訴訟法第二十三条 → 民事訴訟法 第二十三条 (Article 23), art-23 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-23 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-23 - art-34-2/par-1: 第二十五条 → 民事訴訟法 第二十五条 (Article 25), art-25 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-25 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-25 - art-34-3/par-1: 第三十二条第一項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-1 - art-34-3/par-2: 第三十二条第一項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-1 - art-34-3/par-3: 前二項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十四条の三第一項 (Article 34-3, paragraph (1)), art-34-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-3/par-1 - art-34-3/par-3: 前二項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十四条の三第二項 (Article 34-3, paragraph (2)), art-34-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-3/par-2 - art-34-4/par-1: 第三十二条第一項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-1 - art-34-4/par-2: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十四条の四第一項 (Article 34-4, paragraph (1)), art-34-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-4/par-1 - art-34-4/par-3: 第一項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十四条の四第一項 (Article 34-4, paragraph (1)), art-34-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-34-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-34-4/par-1 - art-35/par-1: この条 → 人事訴訟法 第三十五条 (Article 35), art-35 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35 - art-35/par-1: 民事訴訟法第九十一条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第九十一条第一項 (Article 91, paragraph (1)), art-91/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-91/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-91/par-1 - art-35/par-1: 第三項 → 民事訴訟法 第九十一条第三項 (Article 91, paragraph (3)), art-91/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-91/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-91/par-3 - art-35/par-1: 第四項 → 民事訴訟法 第九十一条第四項 (Article 91, paragraph (4)), art-91/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-91/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-91/par-4 - art-35/par-1: 次項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十五条第二項 (Article 35, paragraph (2)), art-35/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-2 - art-35/par-1: 第三項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十五条第三項 (Article 35, paragraph (3)), art-35/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-3 - art-35/par-4: 第二項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十五条第二項 (Article 35, paragraph (2)), art-35/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-2 - art-35/par-5: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十五条第四項 (Article 35, paragraph (4)), art-35/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-4 - art-35/par-6: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十五条第五項 (Article 35, paragraph (5)), art-35/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-5 - art-35/par-7: 第三項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十五条第三項 (Article 35, paragraph (3)), art-35/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-35/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-35/par-3 - art-35/par-8: 民事訴訟法第百三十三条の二 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の二 (Article 133-2), art-133-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-2 - art-35/par-8: 第百三十三条の三 → 民事訴訟法 第百三十三条の三 (Article 133-3), art-133-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-133-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-133-3 - art-37/par-1: この条 → 人事訴訟法 第三十七条 (Article 37), art-37 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-37 - art-37/par-1: 第十九条第二項 → 人事訴訟法 第十九条第二項 (Article 19, paragraph (2)), art-19/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-19/par-2 - art-37/par-1: 民事訴訟法第二百六十六条 → 民事訴訟法 第二百六十六条 (Article 266), art-266 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-266 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-266 - art-37/par-1: 第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百六十六条第二項 (Article 266, paragraph (2)), art-266/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-266/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-266/par-2 - art-37/par-1: 第二百六十七条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百六十七条第一項 (Article 267, paragraph (1)), art-267/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-267/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-267/par-1 - art-37/par-1: 第二百六十七条の二 → 民事訴訟法 第二百六十七条の二 (Article 267-2), art-267-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-267-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-267-2 - art-37/par-1: 第三十二条第一項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-1 - art-37/par-1: 同条第三項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第三項 (Article 32, paragraph (3)), art-32/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-3 - art-37/par-2: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十七条第一項 (Article 37, paragraph (1)), art-37/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-37/par-1 - art-37/par-2: 民事訴訟法第二百六十七条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百六十七条第一項 (Article 267, paragraph (1)), art-267/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-267/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-267/par-1 - art-37/par-2: 第二百六十七条の二第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百六十七条の二第一項 (Article 267-2, paragraph (1)), art-267-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-267-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-267-2/par-1 - art-37/par-3: 民事訴訟法第二百六十四条 → 民事訴訟法 第二百六十四条 (Article 264), art-264 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-264 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-264 - art-37/par-3: 第二百六十五条 → 民事訴訟法 第二百六十五条 (Article 265), art-265 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-265 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-265 - art-37/par-4: 民事訴訟法第八十九条第二項 → 民事訴訟法 第八十九条第二項 (Article 89, paragraph (2)), art-89/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-89/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-89/par-2 - art-37/par-4: 第百七十条第三項 → 民事訴訟法 第百七十条第三項 (Article 170, paragraph (3)), art-170/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-170/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-170/par-3 - art-37/par-4: 同法第八十九条第三項 → 民事訴訟法 第八十九条第三項 (Article 89, paragraph (3)), art-89/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-89/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-89/par-3 - art-37/par-4: 第百七十条第四項 → 民事訴訟法 第百七十条第四項 (Article 170, paragraph (4)), art-170/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-170/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-170/par-4 - art-38/par-1: 第三十二条第一項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-1 - art-38/par-1: 第二項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第二項 (Article 32, paragraph (2)), art-32/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-2 - art-38/par-1: 同条第三項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第三項 (Article 32, paragraph (3)), art-32/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-3 - art-38/par-2: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十八条第一項 (Article 38, paragraph (1)), art-38/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-38/par-1 - art-38/par-3: 第一項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十八条第一項 (Article 38, paragraph (1)), art-38/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-38/par-1 - art-38/par-3: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十八条第二項 (Article 38, paragraph (2)), art-38/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-38/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-38/par-2 - art-38/par-4: 前三項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十八条第一項 (Article 38, paragraph (1)), art-38/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-38/par-1 - art-38/par-4: 前三項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十八条第二項 (Article 38, paragraph (2)), art-38/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-38/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-38/par-2 - art-38/par-4: 前三項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十八条第三項 (Article 38, paragraph (3)), art-38/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-38/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-38/par-3 - art-38/par-4: 第三十二条第一項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-1 - art-38/par-4: 第二項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第二項 (Article 32, paragraph (2)), art-32/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-2 - art-39/par-1: 第三十二条第二項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第二項 (Article 32, paragraph (2)), art-32/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-2 - art-39/par-2: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十九条第一項 (Article 39, paragraph (1)), art-39/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-39/par-1 - art-39/par-3: 前二項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十九条第一項 (Article 39, paragraph (1)), art-39/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-39/par-1 - art-39/par-3: 前二項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十九条第二項 (Article 39, paragraph (2)), art-39/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-39/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-39/par-2 - art-39/par-3: 第三十二条第二項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十二条第二項 (Article 32, paragraph (2)), art-32/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-32/par-2 - art-39/par-4: 第一項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十九条第一項 (Article 39, paragraph (1)), art-39/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-39/par-1 - art-39/par-4: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十九条第三項 (Article 39, paragraph (3)), art-39/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-39/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-39/par-3 - art-39/par-5: 前項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十九条第四項 (Article 39, paragraph (4)), art-39/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-39/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-39/par-4 - art-39/par-6: 民事訴訟法第百八十九条 → 民事訴訟法 第百八十九条 (Article 189), art-189 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-189 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-189 - art-39/par-6: 第四項 → 人事訴訟法 第三十九条第四項 (Article 39, paragraph (4)), art-39/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/personal-status-litigation-act/art-39/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000109/art-39/par-4 --- ## Sources - 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