Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 97
97. It shall also be lawful for the parent, whether he or she has
acknowledged the child or not, to deny maintenance to the child , if
such child refuses to live in the house which the parent for ju st
cause and with the approval of t he court has appointed for his
habitation, as also in any other case in which according to law it is
competent to a parent to refuse maintenance to a child conceive d or
born in wedlock.
Duties of
illegitimate child in
respect of
maintenance.
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