§ 345. Determining amount of support
(a) The amount provided for support, except for the support due to or on behalf of a child or children, shall be proportioned to the resources of the person giving such support and to the necessities of the party receiving it, and shall be reduced or increased in proportion to the resources or the necessities […]
§ 346. Time obligation arises
The obligation to support may be claimed from the time the person having a right thereto shall require such support, but it shall not begin until the date on which a petition therefor is made.
§ 347. Manner of payments
Payments for support shall be made monthly, in advance, and when the person receiving the same dies, his heirs shall not be required to repay any sum that may have been paid in advance.
§ 348. Manner of support
The person obliged to render support may either pay the amount required to be paid or receive and maintain in his own dwelling the person having a right to such support.
§ 344. Apportionment of support between two or more obligors
(a) When the obligation to support devolves upon two or more persons, the amount that each shall pay shall be proportioned to his respective estate. Nevertheless in cases of urgent necessity and under special circumstances, the judge may order one of them to provisionally provide such support, and he shall have the right to reclaim […]
§ 341. Definitions
The following words and phrases when used in this title shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “arrearages,” “arrears,” or “overdue support” means the amount of delinquency pursuant to an obligation determined under a court order or an order of the hearing officer for support […]
§ 342. Persons obligated to support
(a) The following are obliged to support each other— (1) husband and wife; (2) legitimate ascendants and descendants up to 18 years of age; (3) parents and children and the legitimate descendants of the latter up to 18 years of age; (4) the adopter and the person adopted; and (5) parents and illegitimate children who […]
§ 343. Order of duty between two or more persons liable for support
A claim for support, when proper and when there are two or more persons who are bound to give it, shall be made in the following order— (1) to the husband or wife; (2) to the nearest descendants; (3) to the nearest ascendants; (4) to brothers or sisters. Among descendants and ascendants the gradation shall […]