Chinese social media is abuzz over the recent controversial story of a man who sued his stepson after divorcing his mother. demanding compensation for raising him.
A few months after divorcing his wife, a man from the Chongqing Municipality surnamed Tang took his stepson Liu to court and demanded 35,200 yuan (about $5,285) as compensation for the money spent raising him during the marriage.
According to local press reports, Tang married Liu’s mother in 2009 when the boy was 10 years old helped raise it through 2021when the woman filed for divorce.
About three months after the separation, Tang filed a lawsuit against his stepson, who is already 22 years old, claiming more than 30,000 yuan in compensation for living expenses.
The peculiar legal dispute sparked outrage among millions after it A video of the trial went viral on Chinese Twitter, Sin Weibo.
Most of those who commented accused Tang of take revenge on the stepson after his marriage failed and he never took care of him like a father should.
“Tang started helping raise Liu after he married Liu’s mother. Now Tang wants his money back, this sounds more like a fit of resentment after her marriage failed,” one person wrote.
“Even after raising the child for 10 years, it seems she never treated him like a son. It’s very sad,” commented another user.
Some have questioned whether, according to Tang’s logic, it would be reasonable for his ex-wife to seek compensation psychological suffering which he “probably endured throughout his marriage”.
However, the event had an ending that made everyone happy, except Tang, because a local court in Chongqing he refused the man’s request and ruled that the expenses for which he was claiming compensation had been paid voluntarily.
Tang decided to support Liu, despite knowing it he had no legal responsibility to pay for his university studies, since Liu had turned 18,” the presiding judge said.
“In China, children are legally adults once they turn 18 and parents are no longer required to cover their living expenses,” concluded the magistrate.
Source: Clarin
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