A 25-year-old woman in Shanghai has filed a lawsuit against her parents. She is urging them to either sell her grandmother’s apartment or share the sale proceeds with her and two others. Tian filed a lawsuit to secure funds for pursuing her dream of studying abroad.
Ten years back, the grandmother received the apartment from the government after her previous residence was demolished. Tian’s parents later registered the property under their name and that of Tian.
The family had agreed to sell the apartment and share the proceeds after the grandmother’s demise. Tian wanted to sell the property quickly to support her expensive education abroad. She believes that her parents should provide her with one-third of the apartment’s worth to meet the costs of her studies overseas.
Tian’s parents disclosed that they had previously covered their daughter’s expenses and debts amounting to approximately 500,000 yuan (approx. Rs 58 lakh). The couple also alleged that they had assisted Tian in establishing connections with schools abroad.
The Shanghai Baoshan People’s Court has rejected Tian’s lawsuit because the family remains cohesive. The court determined that, as long as the family stays intact, there is no legal obligation to force the parents to divide the property.
The Shanghai Higher People’s Court talked about the significance of honouring filial piety towards parents, labelling it as a traditional virtue within Chinese culture.
If the parents sold the apartment, the older woman would be left without a place to live. Subsequently, Tian took legal action against her parents, suing them to sell the property.
The Chinese Ministry of Education reported that the number of Chinese students studying abroad sharply declined to 450,900 in 2020, following a peak of 703,500 in 2019. There was a recovery observed in 2022, with the number reaching 662,100.
According to a report from Chinese overseas study agency EIC Education, English-speaking countries including the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia, continued to be the primary choices for Chinese students studying abroad.
In 2019, a Shanghai court ruled that a daughter must return a residential flat to her elderly father. The decision was made after she sold the home to cover her mother’s medical expenses, even though her father still resided in the property.
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