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Practice question: Support

Multiple Choice Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

A support order was based on the giver’s earlier income and the recipient’s earlier needs. Both circumstances materially change. Is the amount permanently fixed regardless of the changes?
  1. Yes, support can never be adjusted
  2. Yes, only the original wedding cost matters
  3. No, Article 202 provides proportionate increase or reduction according to changes in needs and means
  4. No, because either party can cancel it privately at will
  5. Yes, the recipient’s needs are always irrelevant

Legal references

  • https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/95173 — Family Code, Articles 194–203

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