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Marriage and Divorce Registration - INI

Marriage and divorce registration are important legal procedures under Japan's Family Registration Act. The marriage registration form is submitted to the municipal office of either spouse's permanent address or current residence to report their marriage. The divorce registration form is submitted for consensual divorce with mutual agreement from both parties. Both submissions require accurate completion, attachment of necessary documents, and signatures from two adult witnesses. Following the March 2024 amendment to the Family Registration Act, family register extracts are generally no longer required when submitting to municipal offices outside the permanent address.

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[item.marriage-registration]
code=M001
slug=marriage-registration
name=Marriage Registration Form
description=The form used to report marriage to authorities.
deadline=None (effective from acceptance date)
requiredDocuments=["Marriage registration form (1 copy)","Personal identification","Signatures of 2 witnesses"]
submissionLocation=Municipal office of either spouse's permanent address or residence
category=

[item.divorce-registration-consensual]
code=D001
slug=divorce-registration-consensual
name=Divorce Registration Form (Consensual)
description=The form used to report consensual divorce.
deadline=None (effective from acceptance date)
requiredDocuments=["Divorce registration form (1 copy)","Personal identification","Signatures of 2 witnesses"]
submissionLocation=Municipal office of either spouse's permanent address or residence
category=

[item.divorce-registration-court]
code=D002
slug=divorce-registration-court
name=Divorce Registration Form (Court Divorce)
description=The form used to report court-ordered divorce.
deadline=Within 10 days from divorce effective date
requiredDocuments=["Divorce registration form (1 copy)","Personal identification","Court records and certificate of finality"]
submissionLocation=Municipal office of either spouse's permanent address or residence
category=

[item.submission-location]
code=R001
slug=submission-location
name=Submission Location
description=Where to submit marriage and divorce registration forms.
deadline=
requiredDocuments=
submissionLocation=
category=procedure

[item.required-documents]
code=R002
slug=required-documents
name=Required Documents
description=Documents required for submission.
deadline=
requiredDocuments=
submissionLocation=
category=procedure

[item.witness-requirement]
code=R003
slug=witness-requirement
name=Witnesses
description=Information about witnesses required for registration.
deadline=
requiredDocuments=
submissionLocation=
category=procedure

[item.submission-methods]
code=R004
slug=submission-methods
name=Submission Methods
description=Methods for submitting registration forms.
deadline=
requiredDocuments=
submissionLocation=
category=procedure

[item.name-change-procedure]
code=R005
slug=name-change-procedure
name=Name Change Procedure
description=Procedures for name change due to divorce.
deadline=
requiredDocuments=
submissionLocation=
category=post-procedure