Minors or children who cannot live independently have the right to ask their parents to pay alimony when their parents fail to perform their alimony obligations.
Parents who are unable to work or have difficulties in living have the right to ask their children to pay alimony when they fail to fulfill their alimony obligations.
Article 36 The relationship between divorce and children's parents and children shall not be eliminated by the divorce of parents. After the divorce, the child is still the child of both parents, whether or not the parents directly raise him.
After divorce, parents still have the right and obligation to raise and educate their children.
Article 37 After divorce, one parent shall bear part or all of the living expenses and education expenses necessary for the children raised by the other parent, the amount and duration of which shall be agreed upon by both parties. If the agreement fails, the people's court shall make a judgment.
An agreement or judgment on the child's living expenses and education expenses shall not prevent the child from making a reasonable request to either parent for more than the original amount of the agreement or judgment when necessary.