do legally to make the parent pay for support?
2007-11-27 12:10:23 · 5 answers · asked by Kay_Ladee 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
the common law imposes on parents the obligation to support their children until the children are of the age of majority. The law presumes that once a child has reached the age of majority the child is then capable of self-support. See generally 59 Am. Jur. 2d Parent and Child § 89 (1987); 67A C.J.S. Parent and Child § 62 (1978). The situation may arise, however, where the child is disabled, mentally or physically, and therefore unable to support himself/herself upon reaching the age of majority. Most states have adopted the rule that parents have a common-law duty to support their adult disabled children. See generally M.C. Dransfield, Annotation, Parent's Obligation to Support Adult Child, 1 A.L.R.2d 910 (1948); Comment, The Parental Duty to Support Disabled Adult Children,
The adult disabled child is most likely receiving social security and or disability from the state. If this is the case these monies are supposed to go for the support and maintance of the disabled person. If the funds are not being used for this purpose you can do a few things. 1. ) Contact your local social security department and report fraud. 2.) take the parents to court 3.) file a petition to terminate parental rights (making the adult a ward of the court or state. I suggest that you contact a lawyer to find out exactly what the laws are in your state as they differ from state to state. Good luck to you
2007-11-27 12:22:53 · answer #1 · answered by D and G Gifts Etc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The disabled one should be on disability through Social Security. There are resources for disabled people. A parent of an adult cannot be forced to pay.
2007-11-27 20:13:47 · answer #2 · answered by beez 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If the parents were responsible for their disabled adult children then to be fair all parents of adults should be responsible for their non-disabled adult children.
2007-11-27 20:20:20 · answer #3 · answered by xoxo 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Parents of adults, no matter if they have a disability, are not responsible for them. They can and should help to get them SSI and check into special grants and stuff for them.
2007-11-27 20:19:14 · answer #4 · answered by whata waste 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The parents of an adult have no legal liability for their care.
Richard
2007-11-27 20:16:30 · answer #5 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋