Workgroup set up to review law on maintenance of parents
SINGAPORE — A nine-member workgroup comprising Members of Parliament (MP) has been set up to review legislation which allows elderly or needy parents to seek maintenance from their children if they are unable to support themselves.
- A workgroup comprising nine Members of Parliament has been set up to review the Maintenance of Parents Act
- The Act, which allows elderly or needy parents to seek maintenance from their children, was last amended in 2010
- One potential gap that the workgroup hopes to address is when parents abuse the Act to seek maintenance from their children
- It also wants to anticipate instances where the Act could be misused
- The workgroup will conduct consultations with the public and other stakeholders this month
07 Jan 2022 07:15PM
(Updated: 07 Jan 2022 09:04PM)
Source: TODAY
