Civil Code Article 1131
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Members of a family council shall be selected from among the following relatives of the minor, or of a person who is subject to the order of the commencement of guardianship, or of the deceased person, and in the following order:(1) Elder lineal relatives by blood;(2) Elder collateral relatives by blood within the third degree of relationship;(3) Relatives by blood of the equal rank within the fourth degree of relationship.Among the persons who are in the same order of the preceding paragraph, the person nearest in degree of relationship will be the first; and among those of the same degree of relationship, the person living in the same household will be the first, or the person senior in age will be the first in the absence of relative living in the same household.A member of family council as determined according to the preceding two paragraphs who can not or has difficulty to be present at the meeting shall be substituted by the relative of the next order.
中文原文 民法第1131條
親屬會議會員，應就未成年人、受監護宣告之人或被繼承人之下列親屬與順序定之：
一、直系血親尊親屬。
二、三親等內旁系血親尊親屬。
三、四親等內之同輩血親。
前項同一順序之人，以親等近者為先；親等同者，以同居親屬為先，無同居親屬者，以年長者為先。
依前二項順序所定之親屬會議會員，不能出席會議或難於出席時，由次順序之親屬充任之。
一、直系血親尊親屬。
二、三親等內旁系血親尊親屬。
三、四親等內之同輩血親。
前項同一順序之人，以親等近者為先；親等同者，以同居親屬為先，無同居親屬者，以年長者為先。
依前二項順序所定之親屬會議會員，不能出席會議或難於出席時，由次順序之親屬充任之。