Reported in The Times of November 3, 2021
A jobless “demanding” Oxford graduate who trained to be a lawyer lost his appeal to force his wealthy parents to pay him maintenance for life. Faiz Siddiqui, 41, claimed he was dependent on his parents, who cut their support after a row. The Court of Appeal said parents were under no legal duty to support their adult children.
So there we have it – a judgement of the Court Of Appeal – that parents do not have a duty to support their adult children.
When parents are elderly, do children have a duty to support them? Probably not in law.