Excerpt from: Cincinnati (click for full article)
Many of us are fortunate enough to be able to grow up with emotional and financial support of one or two parents. Psychologists tell us that this helps lead to a healthy adulthood.
But many also feel that turnabout is also appropriate, that offspring should be expected to provide financial support to aging parents when necessary.
As far as I know, this is a fairly recent development in family dynamics. And perhaps we should not be surprised, given that many seniors continue to be hammered by a slew of financial challenges.
I have been aware of these phenomena for some time and conscious of the need in some cases for financial help from one’s children. But in searching the Internet for some facts on this topic, I was surprised to learn that such support is actually required by law in some countries.
Some say that the United States should have similar law requiring filial support when needed and when affordable.
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