An obligation of support exists between relatives by consanguinity or affinity in the direct line.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 686
Persons between Whom the Obligation Exists · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
An obligation of support likewise exists between brothers and sisters born of the same parents or born of the same father or of the same mother.