(1) Whoever lets pass two months without paying in full any maintenance which he has been ordered by a Court to pay to his spouse, ascendant or descendant, shall be punished with imprisonment for from 1 (one) month to 1 (one) year or with fine of from CFAF 20 000 (twenty thousand) to CFAF 400 000 (four hundred thousand) or with both such imprisonment and fine.
(2) Any such default shall be presumed to have been intentional, save otherwise proven. However, any inability to pay arising from drunkenness or other habitual misconduct shall under no circumstances serve as a defence for the debtor.
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In force from 12 July 2016
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