Family Act Article 177

With regard to the following matters concerning declaration of commencement of assistance, the jurisdiction to hear the proceedings exclusively belongs to the court for the place of the domicile or the habitual residence of the person who is or should be subject to the declaration of commencement of assistance; in case that the said person does not have a domicile or a habitual residence, the jurisdiction to hear the proceedings may be exercised by the court for the place where the said person currently resides, if the court considers appropriate:1. matters concerning motion for a declaration of commencement of assistance;2. matters concerning re-designation or changing of an assistant;3. matters concerning resignation of an assistant;4. matters concerning exercise of rights by the assistant;5. matters concerning the determination of the remuneration of an assistant;6. matters concerning designation of a special agent for a person subject to a declaration of commencement of assistance;7. matters concerning designating, revoking, or amending the ambits of functions of the assistant;8. matters concerning the authorization of an action;9. matters concerning claims for damages arising from the exercise of assistance;10. matters concerning motion for annulment of assistance;11. matters concerning converting a declaration of commencement of guardianship into a declaration of commencement of assistance;12. other matters concerning the declaration of commencement of assistance.Provisions in Article 164, Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to matters provided in the preceding paragraph.