Text of the provision
Art. 2166. When the person obliged to support an orphan, or an insane or other indigent person unjustly refuses to give support to the latter, any third person may furnish support to the needy individual, with right of reimbursement from the person obliged to give support. The provisions of this article apply when the father or mother of a child under eighteen years of age unjustly refuses to support him.
Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
When the person obliged to support an orphan, or an insane or other indigent person, unjustly refuses, any third person who furnishes that support may recover it unless it appears it was given out of piety without intent to be repaid.
Related provisions
- Article 2165 — Funeral Expenses Paid by a Stranger.
- Article 2167 — Medical Aid Given in an Emergency.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.