Practice question
Two persons are concurrently obliged to furnish support in a situation governed by Article 200. One has substantially greater resources than the other. A claimant insists the legal contribution must always be exactly equal regardless of means. Which is correct?
- Every obligation must always be split fifty-fifty
- Only the poorer obligor must pay
- No one pays because there are two obligors
- Payment is divided in proportion to each obligor’s resources, subject to the article’s urgent-need provision
- The recipient must waive support
Legal references
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/95173 — Family Code, Articles 194–203
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