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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Filial Responsibility laws. Surprisingly widespread.

https://www.specialneedsalliance.org/blog/when-parents-cant-pay/[/quote]

It's actually more complicated than this blog post describes, in my admittedly brief research on the issue.  The PA 2012 case this blog references seems like the only one getting prominent attention.  Usually, Medicaid precludes these kinds of things, although that requires establishing eligibility for long-term care, which I know is not a walk in the park.

This article lays it out well: filial responsibility laws are triggered in the (relatively rare) cases in which a person who doesn't qualify for Medicaid is admitted to a nursing home and doesn't pay the bill.  That's not going to happen overnight, nor by the mysterious processes you seem to think they will.

https://www.agingcare.com/articles/filial-responsibility-and-medicaid-197746.htm

I get that these issues are painful and complex, but your assertion that the state is going to come after you if you don't bleed yourself dry to support your abusive elderly parents is a gross exaggeration, at best.  Filial responsibility laws exist, yes, but there are ways to inform yourself and work to prevent them being triggered.[/quote]

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