Family Act Article 13
This English translation was last updated on 2012-01-11, but the Chinese text was amended on 2023-06-21. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Except as otherwise provided, in handling family matters, the court may order the parties or their statutory agents to appear before the court in person; alternatively, depending on the nature of the cases, the court may conduct examinations or take statements from the said parties or their statutory agents by other appropriate measures.Where the parties or their statutory agents fail to appear before the court without a justifiable reason, Article 303 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall, mutatis mutandis, apply. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no parties or their statutory agents shall be apprehended.Where a fine had been imposed on persons in accordance with the preceding paragraph and the said persons still fail to appear before the court without a justifiable reason upon legally summoned, the court may pose consecutive fines upon the said persons.A person against whom a ruling provided in the two preceding paragraphs is made may file an interlocutory appeal; the execution of such a ruling shall be suspended during the time when such an appeal is still pending.
中文原文 家事事件法第13條
法院處理家事事件，得命當事人或法定代理人本人到場，或依事件之性質，以適當方法命其陳述或訊問之。
但法律別有規定者，依其規定。
當事人或法定代理人本人無正當理由，而不從法院之命到場者，準用民事訴訟法第三百零三條之規定。
但不得拘提之。
受前項裁定之人經法院合法通知，無正當理由仍不到場者，法院得連續處罰。
受裁定人對於前二項裁定得為抗告；抗告中應停止執行。
但法律別有規定者，依其規定。
當事人或法定代理人本人無正當理由，而不從法院之命到場者，準用民事訴訟法第三百零三條之規定。
但不得拘提之。
受前項裁定之人經法院合法通知，無正當理由仍不到場者，法院得連續處罰。
受裁定人對於前二項裁定得為抗告；抗告中應停止執行。