son is responsible to maintain his mother

2) he has no responsibility towards his in laws

3) the inlaws children are responsible for maintaining their parents

What are daughter qualifications?

Is she working ?

In case wife is not working then her husband should help his inlaws financially

1. according to section 125 crpc son is bound to take care of his mother and maintain her when she is living in destitution.

2. according to Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 son is responsible to maintain his parents.

1. A person has no legal obligation to maintain his in laws but he is legally obliged to maintain his parent.

2. So your brother is bound to help his wife financially but not her parents.

3.However if by doing this your brother has otherwise happy married life then leave his alone.

4. Otherwise your mother can file case u/s125 crpc claiming maintenance from your brother that may bitter the relationship.

5. I think having candid talk with your brother to assuage him with the situation would be more beneficial.

1. Children are under an inescapable legal duty to take care of their parents when the latter are in the evening of their life and do not have a sufficient source of income of their own. If they abdicate this duty then it can be enforced by the parents by filing a case under section 125 CrPC.

2. However, son-in-law is not bound to maintain his in-laws. The duty to maintain parents rests squarely on children alone.

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Legally, son is bound to maintain his parents, if they are not in position to maintain herself or himself or them self

under section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code-1973.

Socially, husband can help her wife and her parents but legally he is not bound to maintain his in-laws as per law.

the mother can also file a complaint before SDM/DM under Welfare and maintenance of senior citizen and parents act-2007 and claim maintenance.

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My question is what are the responsibilities of son towards his mother and his in laws? Isn't the daughter supposed to be responsible for her parents or should her husband also be responsible for her parents financially?

A son is responsible to perform his filial duties to his parents.

As per law he is supposed to take care of his mother also but since your mother is financially independent with her pension income, she may lose the case if she is filing a maintenance case against him under section 125 cr.p.c.

There is no obligation on his part to take care of his in laws even if they dont have any sons.

Their married daughter cannot be held liable to meet their expenses or pay their maintenance amount.

what if the in laws of brother have only daughter and she is not financially secure enough to look after her parents. Then does the husband have responsibility to help wife to look after her parents either domestically or financially?

As per law there is no such provision for a son on law to take care of his in laws under any circumstance.

If he is doing so, then it is for the courtesy sake and not on any pressure especially through law.