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Under what circumstances do younger siblings have the obligation to support them？
Time:2025-09-01 Views:1932
Introduction: Article 29 of the Marriage Law stipulates that "younger brothers and sisters who have the ability to bear the burden and were raised by their elder brothers and sisters have the obligation to raise those who lack a basic source of livelihood." In August 1984, the Supreme People's Court's "Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of Civil Policies and Laws" stipulated in Article 26 that "younger brothers and sisters who have the ability to bear the burden and were raised by their elder brothers and sisters have the obligation to raise older brothers and sisters who have lost their ability to work and are lonely and helpless
Whether relatives within a certain range have the obligation to support depends on the conditions. Support between parents and children, between husband and wife is usually unconditional, while mutual support between grandparents and grandchildren, and between brothers and sisters requires certain conditions. The younger brother and sister must meet the following conditions to raise the older brother and sister:
(1) Brother and sister have the ability to bear the burden;
(2) Younger brothers and sisters are raised by older brothers and sisters;
Generally refers to younger siblings who are raised to adulthood by their older siblings due to the death of their parents or their parents' inability to support them.
(3) Brothers and sisters lack both basic labor skills and basic sources of livelihood.
Mainly refers to older brothers and sisters who are old, weak, and lack general labor ability; Brother and sister suffer from serious illness and lack of general labor ability; Brothers and sisters have no spouse, children or other caregivers, or their spouse or children die before them or are unable to support them; Brothers and sisters do not have a retirement pension or have no savings or other sources of income for retirement.
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