Civil Code Article 732
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.
Unless otherwise provided in the contract, an annuity for lifetime is payable quarterly in advance.If the person on whose life the annuity for lifetime depends, dies after a payment made in advance and before the expiration of the period for which the payment was made, the creditor is entitled to the whole amount advanced for that period.
中文原文 民法第732條
終身定期金，除契約另有訂定外，應按季預行支付。
依其生存期間而定終身定期金之人，如在定期金預付後，該期屆滿前死亡者，定期金債權人取得該期金額之全部。
依其生存期間而定終身定期金之人，如在定期金預付後，該期屆滿前死亡者，定期金債權人取得該期金額之全部。