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Filial Responsibility Laws by State
Filial Responsibility Laws by State: compare 51 US states on 2 metrics.
Filial Responsibility Laws in Effect
2 values across 51 entries
Data
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51 states
Alabama | No | — |
Alaska | Yes | Alaska Stat. 25.20.030, 47.25.230 |
Arizona | No | — |
Arkansas | Yes | Arkansas Code Ann. 20-47-106 |
California | Yes | California Fam. Code 4400, 4401, 4403, 4410-4414, California Penal Code 270c+1 |
Colorado | No | — |
Connecticut | Yes | Connecticut Gen. Stat. Ann. 46b-215, 53-304 |
Delaware | Yes | Delaware Code Ann. tit. 13, 503 |
| No | — | |
Florida | No | — |
Georgia | Yes | Georgia Code Ann. 36-12-3 |
Hawaii | No | — |
Idaho | Yes | Idaho Code 32-1002 |
Illinois | No | — |
Indiana | Yes | Indiana Code Ann. 31-16-17-1 to 31-16-17-7, Indiana Code Ann. 35-46-1-7 (West 1998) |
Iowa | Yes | Iowa Code Ann. 252.2 |
Kansas | No | — |
Kentucky | Yes | Kentucky Rev. Stat. Ann. 530.050 |
Louisiana | Yes | Louisiana Rev. Stat. Ann. 4731 |
Maine | No | — |
Maryland | Yes | Maryland Code Ann., Fam. Law 13-101 - 13-109 |
Massachusetts | Yes | Massachusetts Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 273, 20 |
Michigan | No | — |
Minnesota | No | — |
Mississippi | Yes | Mississippi Code Ann. 43-31-25 |
Missouri | No | — |
Montana | Yes | Montana Code Ann. 40-6-214, 40-6-301 |
Nebraska | No | — |
Nevada | Yes | Nevada Rev. Stat. Ann. 428.070, Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. 439B.310 |
New Hampshire | Yes | New Hampshire Rev. Stat. Ann. 167:2 |
New Jersey | Yes | New Jersey Stat. Ann. 44:4-100 to 44:4-102, 44:1-139 to 44:1-141 |
New Mexico | No | — |
New York | No | — |
North Carolina | Yes | North Carolina Gen. Stat. 14-326.1 |
North Dakota | Yes | North Dakota Cent. Code 14-09-10 |
Ohio | Yes | Ohio Rev. Code Ann. 2919.21 |
Oklahoma | No | — |
Oregon | Yes | Oregon Rev. Stat. 109.010 |
Pennsylvania | Yes | Pennsylvania Cons. Stat. 23 Pa.C.S. § 4603 |
Rhode Island | Yes | Rhode Island Gen. Laws 15-10-1 to 15-10-7, R.I. Gen. Laws 40-5-13 to 40-5-18 |
South Carolina | No | — |
South Dakota | Yes | South Dakota Codified Laws 25-7-28 |
Tennessee | Yes | Tennessee Code Ann. 71-5-115, Tenn. Code Ann. 71-5-103 |
Texas | No | — |
Utah | Yes | Utah Code Ann. 17-14-2 |
Vermont | Yes | Vermont Stat. Ann. tit. 15, 202-03 |
Virginia | Yes | Virginia Code Ann. 20-88 |
Washington | No | — |
West Virginia | Yes | West Virginia Code 9-5-9 |
Wisconsin | No | — |
Wyoming | No | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this filial responsibility laws by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: An Overview of Filial Responsibility Laws - Smart Asset; States with Filial Responsibility Laws - Farr Law Firm; Historical Code Section 17-14-2 - Utah State Legislature.

















































