What is the scope of a parent's moral duty to an adult child who is disabled?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kong v. Kong, 2015 BCSC 1669 (CanLII):
Courts have also noted that the scope of a parent’s moral duty to an adult child who is disabled may be greater than to other children, but that duty may still be discharged when all circumstances are examined: In Gould v. Royal Trust Corp. of Canada, 2010 BCCA 424.
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