“常回家看看”的困境与破局:老年人精神赡养权益保障的实证分析

Dilemma and Solution of “Regular Home Visit”:A Case Study of Protecting the Senior's Spiritual Rights

被称为"常回家看看"条款的《老年人权益保障法》第18条,自2013年7月1日正式生效以来已四年有余。基于四年来全国各级法院审结的老年人精神赡养诉讼案件分析来看,目前还存在老年人不愿拿起法律武器主张精神赡养权益,参加诉讼缺乏专业法律人士庭审帮助,同案不同判现象较为突出等问题。问题的生成既有立法的缺陷,亦有道德支撑的不足。强化老年人精神赡养权益的保障与维护,确保其真正获得家庭温暖与精神慰藉,需要法律与道德的双轮驱动。

The eighteenth article of the Law of Protecting the Senior Rights,known as＂Regular Home Visit＂,has been implement more than four years since its formal entry into force in July 1,2013. Based on the analysis of the elderly cases,there are some problems such as the senior people dislike to protect their spiritual right with the legal weapons,lack of help from professional legal woker in court trials and different judgment in the same case,etc. The formation of the problem is not only the defect of legislation,but also the lack of moral support. So it is necessary to strengthen the law and morality to protect the senior rights.