Civil Code Article 1118
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 a person who can no longer support his own living if he assumes the obligation of furnishing maintenance to another, he may be exempted from such an obligation, but his obligation could only be relieved if the person entitled to receive maintenance is the elder lineal relatives by blood or the spouse.
中文原文 民法第1118條
因負擔扶養義務而不能維持自己生活者，免除其義務。
但受扶養權利者為直系血親尊親屬或配偶時，減輕其義務。
但受扶養權利者為直系血親尊親屬或配偶時，減輕其義務。