Family Code Art. 199: Order of liability

Statute: Family Code
Article: Art. 199
Topic: Order of liability among those obliged to support
Year: 1987

The provision

Whenever two or more persons are obliged to give support, the liability shall devolve upon the following persons in the order herein provided: (1) The spouse; (2) The descendants in the nearest degree; (3) The ascendants in the nearest degree; and (4) The brothers and sisters. (294a)

Cases applying this article

Lim v. Lim, III G.R. No. 163209

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