P.R. Laws tit. 31, § 601

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§ 601. Duties and powers of parents

The father and the mother have, with respect to their children not emancipated:

(1) The duty of supporting them, keeping them in their company, educating and instructing them in accordance with their means, and representing them in the exercise of all actions which may redound to the benefit of such children.

(2) The power to correct and punish them moderately.

History —Civil Code, 1930, § 153.