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Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, which list contains all…

Section 2(a) names sons, daughters, grandsons and granddaughters and excludes minors. Under section 4(1)(i), a parent or grandparent unable to maintain themselves from their…

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Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, which list contains all four relationships expressly included in the definition of ‘children’ for a maintenance claim by a parent or grandparent?

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Section 2(a) names sons, daughters, grandsons and granddaughters and excludes minors.

Under section 4(1)(i), a parent or grandparent unable to maintain themselves from their own earnings or property may apply against one or more non-minor children.

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Option A

Nephews and nieces are not among the four relationships named in section 2(a). A separate provision concerns a qualifying relative of a childless senior citizen.

Option B

Brothers and sisters are not among the four relationships named in section 2(a).

Option C

Father and mother are parents, not among the four relationships named in section 2(a).

Option D

Section 2(a) expressly includes son, daughter, grandson and granddaughter and excludes minors.

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