Can Parents Legally Claim Maintenance From Their Children?
Yes — and the process is faster and simpler than most people expect.
The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 lets parents and senior citizens (60+) claim maintenance from their children or legal heirs who fail to support them, through a simplified Tribunal process — no need for a lengthy civil court case.
An application can be filed with the local Maintenance Tribunal (usually headed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate), and the process is designed to conclude within 90 days.
The Act also allows a senior citizen to cancel a property transfer (like a gift deed) made to a relative, if that relative later fails to provide the promised care and maintenance in return.
The core law creating this simplified Tribunal process
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