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Is this really true? American health care is a horror show but this is possibly the most messed up thing I’ve heard.

• rootusrootus 5y ago
  True in some states. Also not just the US. Germany also seems to have some version of filial responsibility.
• klodolph 5y ago
  Filial support laws are not even remotely unique to the US, and it's only true in certain states. Pennsylvania is the most notorious. France: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obligation_alimentaire_en_France https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obligation_alimentaire_en_Fran... Germany: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elternunterhalt https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elternunterhalt Asia has a ton, I'm sure.
  • basisword 5y ago
    It’s the combination of filial support and the expensive US health care system that I’m shocked by, not filial support as a concept.
    • klodolph 5y ago
      Like other filial / familial support laws, there are limits based on the ability to pay.