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January 13, 2024
A blanket ban or limiting the overriding effect of the Act may exclude cases where mediation would serve well.
October 30, 2023
Heres all you need to know about elder abuse - its different forms, risk factors and signs, prevention tips and steps on how to report it
October 1, 2023
Bangladesh has about 15 million people aged 60 and above; by 2050, this number will have more than doubled to 36 million.
July 15, 2023
The sons had raised a petition against an order passed by the Mysuru deputy commissioner, which had enhanced the maintenance payable to Rs 10,000 from 5,000.
July 5, 2023
Two legislation amendments to better protect survivors of family violence were discussed in separate Bills in Singapore Parliament. Here are the key takeaways:
July 5, 2023
When Carrie Tan (MP for PAP-Nee Soon) was growing up, she wondered if her parents were using her as "insurance" for their later years. "The old Chinese saying 'yang er fang lao' (raise children to support your old age) is a phrase I used to hear from my mum and other adults around me as I was growing up," the...
July 4, 2023
The Commissioner for the Maintenance of Parents will screen official databases for such records. Read more at straitstimes.com.
July 4, 2023
Singapore needs to consider how an ageing population and the increase in smaller families will impact the meaning of family in society in the long run, and how Asian traditional values will be affected, said MP Tin Pei Ling. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (Jul 4), she stressed that moral values cannot be legislated
July 4, 2023
When elderly parents have behavioural issues such as problem gambling, alcoholism or drug addiction, children may be reluctant to pay maintenance as they fear their parents will waste the money and entrench their problems further, leading to worse outcomes than before. MP Ng Ling Ling made this point in Parliament on T
July 4, 2023
The Maintenance of Parents Act is a โlegal recourse of last resortโ to ensure that neglected and destitute parents receive some form of maintenance support from their children. Giving that description in Parliament on Tuesday (Jul 4), MP Melvin Yong said a review of the Act is timely to ensure