How, in all this world, is that even legal.?
I can see where they might go after anything with the parents name on it but, beyond that, (??)
“Typically, these laws obligate adult children (or depending on the state, other family members) to pay for their indigent parents’/relatives’ food, clothing, shelter and medical needs. Should the children fail to provide adequately, they allow nursing homes and government agencies to bring legal action to recover the cost of caring for the parents. Adult children can even go to jail in some states if they fail to provide filial support.”
“States and territories with filial responsibility laws
Alaska
Arkansas [nb 1]
California
Connecticut [nb 2]
Delaware
Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Nevada [nb 3]
New Jersey
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia”
” Arkansas law can only require payment for adult mental care.
Connecticut law only applies if the parents are younger than 65.
Nevada law only mandates filial liability only if there is a written agreement to pay for care.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filial_responsibility_laws
It’s called filial responsibility laws.
About half the USA states impose this.
I’ll send the link later.
But, yes, it’s a thing. In the particular circumstance I know about, the adult child (who was 60 something) was sexually abused by the father and they had zero contact for decades.
And yet NJ wanted the cash.