Filial responsibility

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Hello,

I am doing research for my assignment on elder abuse and neglect. I came

across a lengthy article about legal filial responsibility. Apparently, in

the state I live the law was recently changed so that adult children of

indigent elders are financially responsible for there long term medical

care. Failure to pay is punishable with imprisonment. The law does excuse

children who were abandoned but it only covers physical abandonment and it

must be for at least 10 years before the age of 18. Based on the

calculation an adult child would have to pay 1/2 of their disposable

income(income left after necessities are paid) each month.

I am feeling very shocked and saddened by this. Nada has been intentionally

irresponsible with her money and retirement savings. To think that her

doctors could come after me because of her irresponsibility is sickening.

She has verbally and emotionally abused me my entire life ending in us

having NC. The law is based on the idea that parents supported children so

we should do the same. " hold that children are indebted to their parents

because they provided life, care, and comfort " . My nada never provided care

or comfort. I feel physically ill at the thought of being legally required

to provide care for the person who did everything possible to ruin me.