filial
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Illinois does not have filial responsibility laws, so adult children are not financially responsible for their parents.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Also grieving Gerry is his daughter, Early, whose filial devotion clashes with her revulsion at Gerry’s brutality until her eventual epiphany: “I am my father’s daughter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The discussions range from people frustrated with controlling parents, to those exhausted from the pressure to excel academically or heed advice in the name of "filial piety".
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
To embody the idea of filial piety to appeal to the Grand Queen Dowager, Yeon creates doenjang-guk, a traditional soybean paste stew, but adds two special ingredients: spinach and clams.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025
The filial son, smashing apart the rock mountain prison.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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