Chapter VII
SUPPORT
Article 107. Support obligation
1. The support obligation shall be performed between parents and children; among siblings; between paternal grandparents, maternal grandparents and grandchildren; between aunts, uncles and nieces, nephews; and between husband and wife in accordance with this Law.
The support obligation can be neither replaced by another obligation nor transferred to other people.
2. In case persons having the support obligation shirk this obligation, at the request of the persons, agencies or organizations prescribed in Article 119 of this Law, courts shall compel these persons to perform the support obligation in accordance with this Law.
Article 108. One person supporting many persons
In case a person has the obligation to support many persons, the supporting person and supported .persons shall reach agreement on methods and levels of support suitable to the actual income and ability of the supporting person and essential needs of supported persons; if failing to reach agreement, they may request a court to settle it.
Article 109. Many persons jointly supporting one person or many persons
In case many persons have the obligation to support one person or many persons, they shall agree mutually upon methods and levels of contribution suitable to the actual income and ability of each supporting person and the essential needs of the supported person(s); if they fail to reach agreement, they may request a court to settle it.
Article 110. Support obligation of parents toward children
Parents who do not live with their children or live with their children but violate the support obligation have the obligation to support minor children and adult children who have no working capacity and no property to support themselves.
Article 111. Support obligation of children toward parents
Adult children who do not live with their parents have the obligation to support their parents who have no working capacity and no property to support themselves.
Article 112. The support obligation among siblings
In case they no longer have parents or their parents have no working capacity and no property to support their children, adult elder siblings who do not live together with their younger siblings have the obligation to support their minor siblings who have no property to support themselves or adult younger siblings who have no working capacity and no property to support themselves; adult younger siblings who do not live together with their elder siblings have the obligation to support their elder siblings who have no working capacity and no property to support themselves.
Article 113. Support obligation between paternal grandparents, maternal grandparents and grandchildren
1. Paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents who do not live with their grandchildren have the obligation to support their minor grandchildren or their adult grandchildren who have no working capacity, no property to support themselves and have no one to support them as prescribed in Article 112 of this Law.
2. Adult grandchildren who do not live together with their paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents have the obligation to support their paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents who have no working capacity, no property to support themselves and have no one else to support them as prescribed by this Law.
Article 114. Support obligation among aunts, uncles and nieces, nephews
1. Aunts, uncles who do not live with their nieces, nephews have the obligation to support their minor nieces, nephews or their adult nieces, nephews who have no working capacity, no property to support themselves and have no one else to support them as prescribed by this Law.
2. Adult nieces, nephews who do not live with their aunts, uncles have the obligation to support their aunts, uncles who have no working capacity, no property to support themselves and have no one else to support them as prescribed by this Law.
Article 115. Maintenance obligation between husband and wife after divorce
When divorced, if the party facing financial difficulties requests maintenance for plausible reasons, the other party has the obligation to provide maintenance according to his/her ability.
Article 116. Support level
1. The support level shall be agreed upon by the person with the support obligation and the supported person or the latter’s guardian on the basis of the actual income and ability of the person with the support obligation and the essential needs of the supported person; if they fail to reach agreement, they may request a court to settle it.
2. When there is a plausible reason, the support level may change. The change of the support level shall be agreed upon by the parties; if they fail to reach agreement, they may request a court to settle it.
Article 117. Support method
Support may be provided on a monthly, quarterly, biannual, annual or one-off basis.
In case the person with the support obligation falls into a difficult financial circumstance, thus being unable to perform his/her support obligation, the parties may reach agreement to change the method of support or temporarily cease the support; if they fail to reach agreement, they may request a court to settle it.
Article 118. Termination of support obligation
The support obligation shall terminate in the following cases:
1. The supported person has become adult and has working capacity or property to raise himself or herself;
2. The supported person is adopted;
3. The supporting person directly raises the supported person;
4. The supporting or supported person dies;
5. The supported person re-marries after divorce;
6. Other cases prescribed by law.
Article 119. Persons having the right to request performance of the support obligation
1. The supported person, his/her parent or guardian has the right in accordance with the civil procedure law to request a court to force the person who fails to voluntarily perform the support obligation to perform such obligation.
2. The following individuals, agencies or organizations have the right in accordance with the civil procedure law to request a court to force the person who fails to voluntarily perform the support obligation to perform such obligation:
a/ Next of kin;
b/ State management agencies in charge of families;
c/ State management agencies in charge of children;
d/ Women’s unions.
3. Other individuals, agencies and organizations have the right, when detecting acts of shirking the performance of the support obligation, to request the agencies or organizations prescribed at Points b, c and d, Clause 2 of this Article to request a court to force the people who fail to voluntarily perform the support obligation to perform such obligation.
Article 120. Encouragement of assistance from organizations and individuals
The State and society shall encourage organizations and individuals to provide assistance in cash or kind to families and individuals in extremely difficult and needy circumstances.
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