Help Desperately in need of help about rikon fujuri moshide

sunflowerfield said:

Hello, I don't know if this is the right forum.....I'm in need of urgent help. I have never been more distraught. My wife is Japanese, and we are living in the UK. I have become more disabled due to worsening health. My wife has suddenly decided to have a long visit to Japan, and it seems she might be planning on divorcing me. How do I apply for rikon fujuri moshide, which I think is the request for non acceptance of divorce.? Does anybody please have a correct download link for the form? Is there an English version? (I cannot speak Japanese) If it is only in Japanese, can I fill it in English? Does anybody have any other advice? I'm trying to start contact with organization called Rikon Alert. Thank you for reading.

Click to expand...

Lothor said:

Sorry to hear about your problems. If you're on Facebook, I suggest joining the Tokyo Expat Network group and asking your question there. It's a very active and helpful site and the problems associated with divorce often come up.

Click to expand...

thomas said:

Welcome to the forum! I am very sorry to hear about your situation.

I admit I had never heard of fujurimōshide (不受理申出) or Rikon Alert before.


I am sure you have already read through all these:

Form to Prevent Divorce By Mutual Consent - The Japan Children's Rights Network - crnjapan.net

Surprise divorces affecting foreigners spur multilingual leaflets - The Mainichi

Japan's

mainichi.jp

Divorce in Japan　RIKON-ALERT

Japan's divorce system allows one spouse to file for divorce without the other's consent, meaning the divorce can be finalized without your knowledge. This website explains what to do if you are divorced without your consent and steps you can take to prevent unilateral divorce.

atoms9.wixsite.com

Have you contacted the Japanese Embassy for more info? Also, Rikon Alert have an email address on their website. You could try to contact them as well.

Click to expand...

mdchachi said:

Regarding the form, family registers are handled by local municipalities so you'd have to know which municipality to go to. For example, here's the web site for Shinjuku in Tokyo. 不受理申出：新宿区

I think the main purpose to doing this would be to protect your rights in Japan especially if there are minor children involved.
But since you are not living in Japan anyway I'm not sure what this would accomplish.
Assuming your marriage is on the family register, this might prevent her from divorcing you on paper but it wouldn't prevent her from moving back to Japan and abandoning you. But as Thomas said, I would try to contact the organizations listed on the Rikon Alert site to see what they think about your situation.
Best of luck to you.

Click to expand...

Lothor said:

Sorry to hear about your problems. If you're on Facebook, I suggest joining the Tokyo Expat Network group and asking your question there. It's a very active and helpful site and the problems associated with divorce often come up.

Click to expand...