Civil Code Article 967
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 lineal relative by blood is the relative by blood of a person from whom that person is descended or he who is descended from that person.The collateral relative by blood is the nonlineal relative of a person who is descended from the same common ancestor as that person himself is.
中文原文 民法第967條
稱直系血親者，謂己身所從出或從己身所出之血親。
稱旁系血親者，謂非直系血親，而與己身出於同源之血親。
稱旁系血親者，謂非直系血親，而與己身出於同源之血親。