Govt may act against children who dump their elderly parents
The Straits Times
Aug 17, 2009
By Salma Khalik
CHILDREN who dump their elderly parents in hospitals or nursing homes could be taken to task and forced to help pay for their parents' care.
The Government will study how best to use the Maintenance of Parents Act to get such children to do their filial duty, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last night during his National Day Rally speech in Mandarin.
This came about after he met several nursing home managers who told him of old folk abandoned by their families.
SOURCE: Asia One.Com
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