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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]May be helpful to learn about filial responsibility laws.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filial_responsibility_laws#:~:text=Filial%20responsibility%20laws%20(filial%20support,is%20extended%20to%20other%20relatives.[/quote]

I meant more from an ethical perspective, especially since many states don’t even have familial responsibility laws, and some that do, never enforce them.[/quote]

Friend of mine's mother lives in a state with filial laws, as does his sibling. They warned him that they plan to go after the sibling because the mother is refusing to sell her home so her daughter, who is financially strapped, can have an inheritance. The state sees the elder as being pressured.

They can - and will - go after you. On the other hand, nothing in these states protects YOU from going bankrupt being forced to pay for elderly who never planned.[/quote]

This is a strange post. Who is they? I assume if the parent or someone else reported something to APS, there is an investigation. I have found from the experiences of people I was in a support group with, APS is pretty useless all around from making sure the elder is in a safe situation to getting involved when a family feels a member is taking advantage. I have not heard of any cases where someone shows up and expects you to go bankrupt paying for the elder. Just make sure you only look into care situations that fit your elder's financial situation and don't cosign or start paying for things you cannot afford to pay long term.[/quote]

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