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
As Hyllus, the son of Hercules and Dejanira, David Portillo was similarly impressive, his bright, easy tenor and excellent diction assets in his ardent filial devotion and wooing of Iole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Hell, most Old Testament patriarchs aren’t as demanding of loyalty and filial supplication as Rupert Murdoch, save for God himself.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
Boonnitipat merges that desperation with the filial duty ingrained in Thai society.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
A secret kept, in other words, only by the loosest definition, so that now—as I get ready to leak the information myself—I feel only a slight twinge of filial guilt.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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