Also, this person has recourse to the penal court to sue the father and/ or the mother based on amended Article 501 and Article 502 of the Penal Code, and they cannot plead on the basis of their poverty if they neglected to make use of the methods that enable them to comply with their obligations. ###>Elle peut en outre poursuivre le père et/ou la mère au pénal en invoquant les articles 501 et 502 amendés du Code pénal.