State Act

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Section 173. Duty to pay maintenance in absence of parents

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

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Article 173 – Duty to pay maintenance in absence of parents – In the absence of parents, or if they do not have the means to provide the due maintenance, or if those means are insufficient, legitimate or legitimated children may request maintenance from their closest ascendants of any line of descent, in accordance with their rights of succession.