Several several states have laws that require children to financially care for their adult parents

[elehhhhna]

Evidently that's how we're going to deal with the feeble elderly once Medicare throws them out of their nursing homes.

[tblue37]

1. bet those laws would not withstand a court challenge. nt

[elehhhhna]

4. They haven't really been exercised in the extreme yet

but they have held up so far...

[exboyfil]

5. The interesting thing will be

when the child is in a separate state than the parent. I think they would hold up in the state though. They actually come out of old English common law.

It should be the first question for everyone's Senator from those states with that law. Assuming you can find that Senator.

[alphafemale]

2. Say...what?

This makes zero sense.

A moral obligation in most cases.

But certainly not a legal one.

[elehhhhna]

3. Hold my beer, be right back... Here you go

https://www.elderlawanswers.com/requiring-adult-children-to-pay-for-aging-parents-7666

[exboyfil]

6. Here is an article - dated but to the point

https://www.forbes.com/sites/northwesternmutual/2014/02/03/who-will-pay-for-moms-or-dads-nursing-home-bill-filial-support-laws-and-long-term-care/#4228997d6e1d