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Article 878Order in Which Persons Support a Relative

第八百七十八条(扶養の順位)

In the event that several persons are under a duty to support a relative, if no agreement between the parties is reached with respect to the order in which they will support that relative or if discussions toward such an agreement cannot be held, the family court determines that order. The same applies if there are several persons entitled to receive such support and the financial capacity of the person under a duty to support them is insufficient to support them all.

扶養をする義務のある者が数人ある場合において、扶養をすべき者の順序について、当事者間に協議が調わないとき、又は協議をすることができないときは、家庭裁判所が、これを定める。扶養を受ける権利のある者が数人ある場合において、扶養義務者の資力がその全員を扶養するのに足りないときの扶養を受けるべき者の順序についても、同様とする。

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