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 179. On the death of a relative or upon declaration by the court that a relative shall be deemed absent or dead, the persons described in Section 173 shall obtain their maintenance out of the property left by the deceased in pursuance of the rules prescribed in Sections 122 to 128.

180. In case the property mentioned in the previous section shall not be sufficient to provide maintenance for all persons entitled to the same, the maintenance shall preferably be given to the most indigent of them.

181. In the case mentioned in Section 129, relatives equally with the spouse, the children and the parents of the deceased shall have a concurrent right to administer and dispose of the said estate.

182. Adopted persons, step-children and their descendants, in their relationship towards their adopters, and the latter in relation with the former shall have rights similar to those enjoyed by relatives by blood.

183. The adoption of children, either related or unrelated to their adopters, shall not be permitted after the present law comes into force. No such adoption, made after the date indicated in this section, shall give rise to any duties or obligations for the adopters or the adopted.