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Ind. Code § 31-16-17-1

Duty to furnish support for parents

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.8

Sec. 1. Any individual:

(1) whose father or mother provided the individual with necessary food, shelter, clothing, medical attention, and education until the individual reached sixteen (16) years of age; and

(2) who is financially able due to the individual's own property, income, or earnings;

shall contribute to the support of the individual's parents if either parent is financially unable to furnish the parent's own necessary food, clothing, shelter, and medical attention. The individual shall also provide financial support for the parent's burial if the parent's burial is provided under IC 12-20-16-12.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.