Civil Code Article 1116-1
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
The husband and the wife are under a mutual obligation to maintain each other, the order in which they are to perform such obligation is the same with the younger lineal relatives by blood, and the order in which they are entitled to receive maintenance is the same with the elder lineal relatives by blood.
中文原文 民法第1116-1條
夫妻互負扶養之義務，其負扶養義務之順序與直系血親卑親屬同，其受扶養權利之順序與直系血親尊親屬同。