Cap. 16 Art. 1773Maintenance of donor.

(1) The donee is bound to supply maintenance to the donor who has become indigent, to the extent of the fruits of the thing given, provided the donee is in possession of the thing given or the value thereof and is not himself in a state of indigence.

(2) If the thing given is in the possession of the donee but yields no fruits, the obligation aforesaid shall be limited to the extent of the interest on the value of the thing itself as fixed by a valuation.

(3) If the donees are two or more, the prior donee is bound as aforesaid, only where the amount which the subsequent donee is bound to supply is not sufficient for the maintenance of the donor.

(4) The provisions of this article shall apply even if there are persons related to the donor by consanguinity or affinity who are bound and in a position to supply maintenance to him.