The properties claimed by children who strand parents on streets to be confiscated

The properties claimed by children who strand parents on streets to be confiscated

The Minister of welfare and social empowerment SB Dissanayake proposes to enact laws in parliament against children who abandon parents in streets and other place in order to confiscate their properties.

It is reported by the official of the social services department that they have confronted with a lot of conflicts when the properties of elderly persons who die interstate neglected by children when the

properties are claimed by them.In this regard the Minister Dissanayake has suggested of this proposal at a meeting held on the 30th instant at "Apegama" with the participation of the social service representatives of the provinces.

It has been proposed that when such elderly parents are found  the details with photographs are to be published in newspapers initially.Those  kith and kin who do not respond to such notices would not be entitled to have access to their properties and wealth.In this regard laws would be enacted the Minister had added further.