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Article 147

Family Law
Titre VIII: De la Puissance paternelle (On Paternal Authority)

Les conditions et obligations que cette jouissance impose aux pères et mères, sont de même nature que celles dont sont chargés les usufruitiers ; en outre ils sont tenus, envers les enfans, de toutes dépenses relatives à leur nourritures, entretien et éducation, proportionnellement à la fortune de ces derniers, au payement des arrérages ou intérêts des capitaux, au coût des frais de dernière maladie, de funérailles et de sépulture.

Life lesson: Those who enjoy a child's property must also bear the child's burdens — food, education, debts, and even the cost of burial.
Notes: Parental usufruct obligations mirror standard usufructuary duties plus: child support (food, maintenance, education proportional to the child's fortune), debt service on the child's capital, and medical/funeral costs. The parent's enjoyment of the property comes with comprehensive financial responsibility.
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