Civil Code Article 1118-1
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.
If it would be grossly inequitable for a person liable for maintenance, he may ask the Court to mitigate such an obligation when the person who is entitled to maintenance has one of the following acts:(1) If the person entitled to maintenance has intentionally maltreated, insulted or committed severe misconduct, physically and spiritually, against the person liable for maintenance, his/her spouse,or the lineal relative by blood of the person liable for maintenance.(2)Without justifiable reason, the person entitled to maintenance did not fulfill his/her obligation to the person liable for maintenance.When the person entitled to maintenance has one of the acts resulted from the subparagraph of the preceding paragraph against the person liable for maintenance, and in a severe way, the court may exempt his/her obligation of furnishing maintenance.The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs do not apply to the person entitled to maintenance who is lineal descendants by blood of the person liable for maintenance.
中文原文 民法第1118-1條
受扶養權利者有下列情形之一，由負扶養義務者負擔扶養義務顯失公平，負扶養義務者得請求法院減輕其扶養義務：
一、對負扶養義務者、其配偶或直系血親故意為虐待、重大侮辱或其他身體、精神上之不法侵害行為。
二、對負扶養義務者無正當理由未盡扶養義務。
受扶養權利者對負扶養義務者有前項各款行為之一，且情節重大者，法院得免除其扶養義務。
前二項規定，受扶養權利者為負扶養義務者之未成年直系血親卑親屬者，不適用之。
一、對負扶養義務者、其配偶或直系血親故意為虐待、重大侮辱或其他身體、精神上之不法侵害行為。
二、對負扶養義務者無正當理由未盡扶養義務。
受扶養權利者對負扶養義務者有前項各款行為之一，且情節重大者，法院得免除其扶養義務。
前二項規定，受扶養權利者為負扶養義務者之未成年直系血親卑親屬者，不適用之。