Civil Code · English · 2015

Article 700

3. Order of Obligation

The different debts shall finally bear the liability arising out of the obligation to provide support in the following order:

(a)

in the first place, the spouse or former spouse;

(b)

in the second place, the descendants, according to their degree;

(c)

in the third place, the ascendants, according to their degree;

(d)

in the fourth place, the brothers and sisters of the full blood;

(e)

in the fifth place, the brothers and sisters of the half blood, whether on the father’s or on the mother’s side;

(f)

in the sixth place, the descendants by affinity, according to their degree; and

(g)

in the seventh place, the ascendants by affinity, according to their degree.

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