State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 148 – Charges on statutory usufruct – The charges on the parents’ rights of usufruct are:- 1. All those to which, in general, the usufructuaries are subject, with the exception of the furnishing of security; 2. Proper maintenance and education of the children in conformity with their condition and their means; 3. The payment of any installments due or claims in arrears upon the assets subject to usufruct. § Sole paragraph - The exception made to clause 1, concerning security, shall cease if the parents enter a second marriage.