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 and maintenance for their minor children and for children who are indigent and unable to work.

162. The duty of maintaining children shall be shared equally by both parents. The proportion of the maintenance contributed by each parent shall be determined in accordance with their respective means. The sum contributed by each parent shall be not less than one-half of the minimum living allowance fixed for a child in the given locality. A parent unable to contribute the whole of his or her share shall provide a part of the same.

163. Children shall be bound to provide maintenance for their parents who may be indigent and unable to work, provided the parents are not receiving the same from the government in pursuance of the law relating to measures for social security or the law of insurance against sickness and old age.

164. In case the parents refuse to provide maintenance for their children, or the children are unwilling to maintain their parents in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing sections 162 to 164, the persons entitled to maintenance have the right to claim the same pursuant to the rules prescribed in foregoing Sections 108 to 118.

165. The rights of children to receive maintenance from their parents and the rights of parents