The 2024 amendment (Act No. 33 of 2024) to the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896, as amended) and other related acts came into force in Japan on April 1, 2026, changing the law around divorce by introducing joint parental authority (similar to custody) of children after divorce, making it easier to collect child …

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