In France, children have a legal obligation to look after their parents, and the government theoretically has the power to recoup from an estate the value of care given to an old person.

• 在法国，孩子们有法定的义务照顾他们的父母，理论上政府也有权力给花费在照顾老人上的财产的同等价值的补偿.；但是这样的权力也不会大量使用。