Chương V Luật Hôn nhân và Gia đình 2000: Quan hệ giữa ông bà nội, ông bà ngoại và cháu; giữa anh, chị, em và giữa các thành viên trong gia đình

Chapter V

RELATIONS BETWEEN PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS, MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS AND GRANDCHILDREN; AMONG SIBLINGS AND FAMILY MEMBERS

Article 47.- Obligations and rights of paternal and maternal grandparents toward their grandchildren

1. Paternal and maternal grandparents have the obligations and rights to look after, care for and educate their grandchildren, lead an exemplary life and set good examples for their grandchildren. Where the grandchildren are minor or adult but are disabled, have lost their civil act capacity, have no working capacity and no property to support themselves while having no one to support them as prescribed in Article 48 of this Law, their paternal and maternal grandparents shall be obliged to rear them.

2. Grandchildren have the duty to respect, care for and support their paternal and maternal grandparents.

Article 48.- Obligations and rights of siblings

Siblings have the duty to love, care for and help one another; have the obligations and rights to help, protect as well as support one another in cases where they no longer have parents or their parents have no conditions to look after, rear, care for and educate their children.

Article 49.- Relations among family members

1. Cohabiting family members are all obliged to care for and help one another, together care for their family life, contribute labor, money and other property to maintain their common life in proportion to their actual incomes and capabilities.

Family members are entitled to enjoy mutual care for and help. Their legitimate rights and interests are respected and protected by law.

2. The State encourages and creates conditions for different generations in families to care for and help one another in order to preserve and promote the fine traditions of the Vietnamese families.