Ang parehong magulang ay responsable sa sustento para sa kanilang mga anak:
“The spouses are jointly responsible for the support of the family. The expenses for such support and other conjugal obligations shall be paid from the community property and, in the absence thereof, from the income or fruits of their separate properties. In case of insufficiency or absence of said income or fruits, such obligations shall be satisfied from their separate properties.”
Family Code of the Philippines
Ang mga sumusunod ay obligado ring suportahan ang isa’t isa:
- Mag-asawa;
- Lehitimong ascendants at descendants;
- Mga magulang at kanilang lehitimong anak at mga lehitimo at ilehitimong mga anak ng huli;
- Mga magulang at kanilang ilehitimong anak at mga lehitimo at ilehitimong mga anak ng huli; at
- Lehitimong mga kapatid, kahit buo man o half-blood.