Droit+de+la+famille—2626

- Father is 65, was laid off from his factory - Mother is 59, worked until she was too exhausted and depressed to continue - Parents live on $995/month, in destitution - Their daughter and son-in-law won $2.2M in a lottery - The daughter refuses to pay her parents support, claiming that her parents kicked her out of the house at age 14, and did not fulfil their role as parents. She says she does not have to pay them simply because of a far-away biological link.
 * Facts:**

Does the daughter owe support to her parents? YES. The daughter must pay $1000/month to her parents.
 * Issue:**
 * Held:**

Art. 585 C.C.Q. does not extinguish itself when relations between the generations deteriorate. Kicking out their daughter at age 14 was perhaps inappropriate, but it was done in good faith. The parents once lent $4000 to their daughter and her husband - this shows they are not unworthy. Art. 585 shows that family solidarity comes before state help (welfare?). Art. 597 says that all children, regardless of age, owe respect to their parents. Family solidarity is a legal obligation.
 * Reasoning:**

Side issue: The daughter, through a forced intervention, had her two sisters joined to the case. Both sisters are too poor to pay the parents support. The daughter must reimburse her sisters all legal fees, etc.