China Naming Network - Almanac query - My mother hasn't raised me since she was a child. Should I raise her?
My mother hasn't raised me since she was a child. Should I raise her?
Legal analysis: If parents and children have formed a dependency relationship, even if they are non-biological children, they have the obligation to support their parents. According to the regulations, parents have the obligation to raise and educate their children; Children have the obligation to support and assist their parents. Minors or children who cannot live independently have the right to ask their parents to pay alimony when their parents fail to perform their alimony obligations.
Legal basis: Article 1067 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) states that minor children or adult children who cannot live independently have the right to ask their parents to pay alimony. Parents who fail to perform their maintenance obligations, lack the ability to work or have difficulties in living have the right to claim alimony from their adult children.