Hello, at the beginning of this year, I had a heart attack and had to be hospitalized. After paying a small amount of medical expenses, my son and daughter have been missing and still can't get in touch. In desperation, I can only contact a good friend of mine to help me pay my medical bills and take care of me. Zhang, who is in the same ward, said that my child's behavior not only violates morality, but also violates the law. I would like to ask, after I was hospitalized, did the child refuse to pay the medical expenses and refuse to accompany me, which violated the law?
The lawyer answered the question.
Your child's behavior does violate relevant laws and regulations. Parents work hard to raise their children and try their best to meet their requirements, not to calculate how much their children will get in return in the future. However, as children, it is a natural obligation to be kind to parents since childhood and to take care of sick and bedridden parents when they grow up. Article 15 of China's Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly stipulates: "The supporter shall enable the sick elderly to receive timely treatment and care; For the elderly with financial difficulties, medical expenses should be provided. For the elderly who can't take care of themselves, the supporter should bear the responsibility of care; If you can't take care of yourself, you can entrust others or old-age care institutions to take care of you according to the wishes of the elderly. " It can be seen that the supporter should not only pay the medical expenses of the elderly with financial difficulties, but also take care of the elderly who can't take care of themselves or entrust others to take care of them. During your stay in hospital, your child only paid a small part of the medical expenses and didn't accompany you. Obviously, they have not fulfilled their obligations under the above-mentioned legal provisions. Therefore, their actions not only violate morality, but also violate the legal provisions of our country.
So, what kind of punishment will your child receive? Article 75 of the law stipulates: "Those who interfere with the freedom of marriage of the elderly, have the obligation to support the elderly and refuse to support, abuse the elderly or commit domestic violence against the elderly shall be criticized and educated by the relevant units; If it constitutes a violation of public security administration, it shall be punished according to law; If it constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. " Therefore, your child will be criticized and educated for violating the obligation of support, and even severely punished by public security management and even criminal punishment.