Africa Links 24 with Ellen Albertz
Published on 2025-10-30 17:00:00
Working young people can be taken to court for not paying their elderly parents maintenance.
The legal obligation for children to support their parents in need is stipulated in the Maintenance Act 9 of 2003. This clause is, however, widely unknown, lawyers say.
Legal practitioner Bianca Boois says elderly parents can take their working adult children to court to claim maintenance in cases where it is proven that the elderly are unable to care for themselves due to reasons beyond their…
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