Re: Elder abuse
I was disgusted after hearing that news on radio. On top of it, there were 2 empty rooms in the house that couple did not let the mom use instead they threw her to garage.
Since you have not argued about moral responsibility and only legal one, I’ll reply in same language
Sorry to burst your bubble but more than 20 US states have filial responsibility statutes that establish a duty for adult children to care for their indigent elderly parents. When enforced, the statutes can require the adult child to reimburse state programs or institutions that have cared for the indigent parent with either a one-time contribution or installment payments.
Rats. You got me. stops harassing elderly parent
Unfortunately, these laws are rarely enforced, certainly much rarer than child protective services. I live in the home state of all the elderly people in the universe (Florida) and we have no such law here.