Mother sues son for parental support - 30 years after she abandoned him



A British Columbia man is being sued for parental support by the mother who abandoned him over 30 years ago.



Ken Anderson, 47, said he has not been in contact with his mother Shirley, 71, in decades. But she is demanding he and his two siblings pay her $750 per month.



Mr Anderson's lawyer is requesting the 12-year-old case be dismissed.

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Outraged: Ken Anderson, 47, speaking at a news conference last year, said he has not be in contact with his mother Shirley, 71, in decades

Mr Anderson told CBC News his mother left when his parents and younger brother moved from the town of Osoyoos, bordering Washington state, to the region around the Kootenay River, nine hours away. The CBC reported he stayed with other families and quit school to work.



In 2000, Shirley used Section 90 of the B.C. Family Relations Act, which holds adult children responsible for legally supporting parents 'dependent on a child because of age, illness, infirmity or economic circumstances.'

The statute, similar to spousal support, has been used in Canadian provincial governments since the 1920s.



In 2007, the British Columbia Law Institute recommended repealing the section of the law.



Media swarm: Mr Anderson, a logging-truck driver from Oliver, B.C., is raising two teenagers with his wife, Sherry, pictured here with him in August, 2010

Mr Schwartz asked for the case to be dismissed on Tuesday after Shirley was unable to provide financial documents ordered by the court.



The British Columbia Supreme Court judge reserved his decision, CBC reported.



Mr Schwartz told Canada.com: 'After 12 years, both my clients and his siblings are entitled to have this matter resolved. I mean obviously, they've been under stress, they're working people and we gave our arguments in court... and the matter is reserved.'



Mr Anderson, a logging-truck driver from Oliver, B.C., is raising two teenagers with his wife, Sherry.



In an interview with the CBC, he expressed his frustration with the case.



'We don’t have a relationship. I haven’t talked to her in years and years and years,' he said. 'She’s just out to make our life miserable.'

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