252.2  Parents and children liable.

The father, mother, and children of any poor person, who is unable to maintain the poor person's self by labor, shall jointly or severally relieve or maintain such person in such manner as, upon application to the board of supervisors of the county where such person has a residence or may be, they may direct.

Section History: Early form

  [C51, § 787; R60, § 1355; C73, § 1330; C97, § 2216; C24, 27, 31, 35, § 5298; C39, § 3828.074; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 252.2]


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