PROBLEM 30.3 Rose, 42, owns a successful business. Her mother Irma, 65, will retire from her job at the end of the year. However, Irma's meager savings and Social Security payments are not enough for her to continue paying rent where she lives. Irma can move to a publicly supported home for the elderly but would prefer to stay in her own apartment. Does Rose I have a legal obligation to support her mother? Should the law require adult children to support their parents when they are in need? Do people have a moral obligation to support their needy parents?
