Why does the daughter-in-law have no obligation to honor her in-laws?

According to the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly, the dependents refer to the children of the elderly and other people who have the obligation to support according to law. The spouse of the supporter shall assist the supporter in fulfilling his maintenance obligations. It can be seen that the spouse of a child does not belong to the category of a supporter, but only undertakes the obligation to assist in the maintenance. The law does not stipulate that the daughter-in-law has the obligation to support her in-laws and son-in-law. In addition, the Marriage Law stipulates that grandparents who are financially capable have the obligation to support their minor grandchildren whose parents are dead or whose parents are unable to support them. Grandchildren and grandchildren with financial means have the obligation to support grandparents whose children have died or whose children are unable to support them.

Second, the law encourages maintenance.

According to the law, after the death of her husband, the wife has no legal obligation to support her in-laws, but morally speaking, she should take care of her in-laws. Our law encourages widowed daughters-in-law to support their in-laws. The inheritance law stipulates: "A widowed daughter-in-law who has done her main duty of support for husband and wife and a widowed son-in-law who has done her main duty of support for her parents-in-law are the first heirs."

(The content of this article is contributed by Baidu, a netizen in Huai' an, Zhejiang)