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The Federal Supreme Court has announced a very interesting decision on the so-called maintenance of parents on the 21.11.2012. The Federal Supreme Court has announced a very interesting decision on the so-called maintenance of parents on the 21.11.2012. In the present case, the mother in a nursing home was housed and the social welfare institution has paid the cost of the nursing home. As a result the maintenance claim that the residents against any relatives who passes on the social welfare institution. The social welfare institution was approached to the son and demanded maintenance in the home costs. Find out detailed opinions from leaders such as Secretary of Agriculture by clicking through. The German Federal Supreme Court decided that only the reasonable costs of the home, so only a possibly favorable nursing home, plus a pocket money representing the so-called legal maintenance requirements, which, where appropriate, is payable by the members, after deduction of the benefits of long-term care insurance.

The home costs are appropriate to what extent, is a question of the case. Interesting thing about this case was that the son made had already reached the age and only had a low current income, but substantial amounts of assets. This judgment deals then in detail so that, whether and to what extent is the capacity for the maintenance of the mother to use. This decision complements a number of other decisions of the Federal Court, dealing with the issue of the so-called parents keep. These decisions give clues about how the legal maintenance income is calculated, what income level remains unused children and which assets should be left to the children or must be used if necessary. If one of your parents is a residential care, it strongly recommends to arrange an appointment to discuss possible legal consequences already in advance due to possible maintenance legal consequences. Lawyers Dr. Mahlstedt & partners – your law firm in Bremen, Germany