Dear Javairia:

Too bad. I wish it was different for you. Do you know how long your father will be financially supporting your mother/ his children?

Child support (your father paying for his children) ends in many countries when a child turns 18. A parent has no legal responsibility to spend any money on a child 18 years and older.

Spousal support (your father paying for his wife/ ex wife) – legally, in some countries, it may last lifetime, if the ex wife doesn’t work. Is there a legal/ other requirement that your father continues to pay for your mother’s expenses for the rest of her life?

anita