Are parents obligated to raise their children?

Raising refers to parents raising their children and providing them with living and learning materials such as living expenses, education expenses and medical expenses. In order to fully protect the healthy growth of minors, the obligation of support, as a legal obligation, is based on the parent-child relationship and lasts from the date of birth until the children reach adulthood or can live independently. In addition to the death of the parties, no other circumstances can be exempted. The obligation to support is the obligation of both parents. Whether one parent lives with the child or whether the parents are divorced should not affect the commitment of this legal obligation. After parents divorce, the relationship between parents and children will not be dissolved, and both parents still have the obligation to support their children. If a child is directly raised by one party, the other party shall bear part or all of the support. If one party fails to perform the maintenance obligation, the child has the right to ask him to pay the maintenance fee. Refusing to perform the obligation of raising and maliciously abandoning minor children has constituted a crime, and criminal responsibility should be investigated according to the relevant provisions of China's criminal law.

Article 1067 of the Civil Code: Minor children or adult children who cannot live independently have the right to ask their parents to pay alimony if their parents fail to perform their maintenance obligations.

Parents who fail to perform their maintenance obligations, lack the ability to work or have difficulties in life have the right to ask their adult children to pay alimony.