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In China, It’s Visit Your Aged Parents . . . or Else

Posted on 12/28/2012 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | CaregivingFrom The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Visit your parents. That’s an order. So says China, whose national legislature on Friday amended its law on the elderly to require that adult children visit their aged parents “often” — or risk being sued by them. The amendment does not specify how frequently such visits should occur. State media say the new clause will allow elderly parents who feel neglected by their children to take them to court. The move comes as …