When divorcing under Japanese family law, only one parent has parental rights. This is called “sole parental r […]

The standard for parental rights decisions is “the best interests of the child.” (Section 6, Article 819, Civi […]

Child support is the expenses required to raise the minor child until he or she becomes independent as an adul […]

There is a standard table of child support calculations for the speedy and fair calculation of child support. […]

The table is used as a base for the mediation process. In particular, mediators demand the submission of mater […]

When the parties cannot agree on the divorce itself, or when they agree on the divorce itself but cannot agree […]

Past child support is similarly difficult to collect retroactively, but we believe it is inappropriate that th […]

Although some think that they can successfully demand the amount of alimony accrued in the past from the time […]

The Civil Code of Japan includes a provision called the “Duty to maintain standard of living,” that means the […]