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alp227

(32,033 posts) Fri Dec 28, 2012, 03:49 PM Dec 2012

China orders children to visit their elderly parents [View all]

Source: BBC

China has passed a law requiring adult children to visit their elderly parents regularly or risk being sued.

The law does not specify how frequently such visits should occur, but warns that neglect could risk court action.

Reports suggest a growing number of elderly Chinese have been abandoned or neglected by their offspring.

Chinese state media reported earlier this month that a woman in her nineties had been forced by her son to live in a pigsty for two years.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-20860264

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China orders children to visit their elderly parents [View all] alp227 Dec 2012 OP

Damn Communists"... Historic NY Dec 2012 #1

Coming soon to a republican state near you. Texin Dec 2012 #2

This country would never order children to visit aged relatives dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #5

Those laws are already on the books in many states. LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #9

Where is that on the books? quakerboy Dec 2012 #12

I have read of ATTEMPTS to collect but those were rules illegal. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #15

Resources LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #16

The majority of states have some sort of filial responsibility laws on the books. Xithras Dec 2012 #20

Interesting quakerboy Dec 2012 #23

It may not be that far removed from the Grandparent Visitation laws we have now. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2012 #10

Saddest, truest thing ever posted. zonkers Dec 2012 #28

Wow. What about that ancestor worship thing? MADem Dec 2012 #3

In Japan, Respect for the Aged Day is Sept 16th Katashi_itto Dec 2012 #4

Welcome to DU dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #6

Thanks for the kind welcome! Katashi_itto Dec 2012 #17

Do granny and gramps get taken in when old, or are nursing homes becoming more common? nt MADem Dec 2012 #7

It's dependent on economics. Families strive to take care of their elderly. Katashi_itto Dec 2012 #18

Modern industrialization is destroying the traditional Chinese family. Xithras Dec 2012 #21

I don't own an Android or iPhone, but I feel sorry for those wage slaves. MADem Dec 2012 #24

In the rural south, you see the same multi generation pattern of living. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #29

The chinese I know... iiibbb Jan 2013 #30

Laws mandating a certain degree of responsibility for one's parents aren't uncommon in Asia. antigone382 Dec 2012 #27

It's also a problem that there are so many single kids mainer Dec 2012 #8

That's what the state is for marshall Dec 2012 #14

Some of my friends and I considered offering a "Rent-A-Son" service slackmaster Dec 2012 #11

This will not result in many warm and happy visits. DavidDvorkin Dec 2012 #13

We here in America the Exceptional are absolutely stellar when it comes to our elderly. Skidmore Dec 2012 #19

I preferred to keep 'em at home, myself. nt MADem Dec 2012 #25

for some it is an eighth amendment issue Evergreen Emerald Dec 2012 #22

check out Germany!! lunasun Dec 2012 #26