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Article 301

RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines

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The right to receive support cannot be renounced; nor can it be transmitted to a third person.

Official text — RA 386

The right to receive support cannot be renounced; nor can it be transmitted to a third person. Neither can it be compensated with what the recipient owes the obligor.

However, support in arrears may be compensated and renounced, and the right to demand the same may be transmitted by onerous or gratuitous title. (151)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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