Family Act Article 33

With regard to matters that are not subject to the parties’ disposition, where the parties are very close to agreeing on their settlement or where the parties do not dispute the existence or inexistence of the transaction or occurrence that has given rise to the case, the parties may, by agreement, petition for a court ruling.Prior to making a ruling in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the court shall take into consideration the opinions of the mediators and the reports submitted by the family matter investigation officer. The court shall also investigate facts and necessary evidence on its own initiative, and it shall grant the parties or known interested parties an opportunity to speak on the results of the investigation. The Parties’ motion for an oral argument proceeding shall be granted.Provisions in Part I, Chapter II, Section 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure on third person intervention shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the proceedings provided in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.