Zhao Pan remembers very well that his stepmother Fang Ling married his father in 1990, and he was just 10 years old that year, and he already remembers it very well. Fang Ling is a young and beautiful woman, although she does not have the warmth and care of her mother in Zhao Pan's memory, she treats Zhao Pan and his father very dedicatedly. She will take care of their lives, wash their clothes and cook, although she is not as meticulous as her biological mother, but she is definitely not the vicious stepmother in the TV series.
Zhao Pan also has a kind of respect for Fang Ling, although he is not as close as his biological mother, he knows that Fang Ling has done a lot to his father and has contributed to their family. As a result, the family spent many years without incident.
As an adult, Zhao Pan has been working hard to take care of not only his own life, but also his father and stepmother, Fang Ling. Whether it is some small matter or some big thing, as long as Fang Ling and her father have needs, Zhao Pan will try his best to meet them. He regarded Fang Ling as his family, because he knew that Fang Ling was not his biological mother, but she had been with him for many years and deserved his respect and love.
However, the good times did not last long, and within a few years, my father suddenly fell ill and unfortunately passed away. Zhao Pan and his stepmother Fang Ling fell into endless grief. After her father left, Fang Ling became alone again, and Zhao Pan was very worried about her life. He is not a person without a conscience, he knows that although Fang Ling is not his biological mother, he has lived with them for so many years, and there is no merit and hard work. So he promised Fang Ling that as long as she didn't remarry, he would definitely take good care of her and give her a pension. So, Zhao Pan still gave Fang Ling living expenses regularly, often came to visit her, bought her rice and delivered vegetables, and waited by the side when she was sick.
However, what Zhao Pan didn't expect was that not long after his father left, Fang Ling talked and laughed with other old men, got very close, and soon married again. For Fang Ling's approach, Zhao Pan felt very uncomfortable, although he knew that everyone had the right to pursue happiness, and he couldn't morally kidnap others, so he also expressed his blessings.
Suddenly, one day, Zhao Pan received a ** from Fang Ling, Fang Ling said that she needed more than 30,000 yuan to see a doctor, and hoped that Zhao Pan could pay her medical expenses, and also asked her to pay 500 yuan a month for living expenses. Zhao Pan was confused, he thought, if she didn't remarry, Zhao Pan had promised to provide for her in old age, but she had already remarried, and she should be taken care of by the children and wife of the new family, why did she still come to herself?
It turned out that the family conditions of Fang Ling's new family were very ordinary, and the children's work was very hard to earn money, and they didn't earn much. In the face of such high medical bills, there is nothing they can do to come up with so much money. Fang Ling is getting older and older, her physical condition is getting worse, and she has completely lost her ability to work, and her wife is the same. As a result, the two of them barely survived, but once someone got sick, life became extremely difficult.
There is no way, Fang Ling thought of her stepson Zhao Pan again, Zhao Pan's family's economic conditions are better than her current family, I hope Zhao Pan can give her a little help. She didn't expect that this request was decisively rejected by Zhao Pan. Zhao Pan took out the pension agreement he had signed with his stepmother Fang Ling, and the agreement clearly stated that if Fang Ling did not remarry, he would provide for her in old age. Now that Fang Ling has remarried again, it is obvious that the premise of pension has been violated, so Zhao Pan refused to pay Fang Ling medical expenses and alimony.
So, Fang Ling sued Zhao Pan to the court, demanding payment for her medical expenses, and also asking her to give her 500 yuan a month for living expenses. Zhao Pan defended himself, explaining that he had fulfilled his obligations, but Fang Ling insisted that Zhao Pan should take more responsibility.
In court, Zhao Pan vigorously defended himself, and he provided the pension agreement as evidence. According to the signed pension agreement, now that Fang Ling has remarried, Zhao Pan is no longer obliged to pay Fang Ling's medical expenses and alimony. At this point, Zhao Pan is tenable.
For Fang Ling, she may feel hurt and betrayed, because she originally thought that she could always rely on Zhao Pan. And for Zhao Pan, he can't simply provide for others and ignore his own life and responsibilities.
Uncle Cao's point of view: Zhao Pan was right to refuse to pay Fang Ling's medical expenses and alimony. According to the maintenance agreement signed between them, Zhao Pan is responsible for taking care of her pension only if Fang Ling does not remarry. Fang Ling has violated the prerequisites for pension and remarried someone else, so Zhao Pan has no obligation to pay for her.
Aunt Zhou: Zhao Pan should pay Fang Ling's medical expenses and alimony. Although Fang Ling has remarried, she has lived with Zhao Pan for many years and has paid a lot of labor and hard work for the family. Zhao Pan once promised to take good care of Fang Ling, whether he remarried or not, he should fulfill his promise and take on the responsibility of taking care of Fang Ling. After all, Fang Ling is now in a predicament and needs financial support and help, and Zhao Pan, as his stepson, should give a helping hand.
As a lawyer, in this case, I believe that Zhao Pan is on the side of the legal and reasonable. According to articles 36 and 38 of the Marriage Act, when a person remarries, his original kinship is broken and his relatives are taken care of by a new family member. And Zhao Pan had fulfilled his obligations before his father's death and signed a pension agreement, promising to help Fang Ling only if she did not remarry. Therefore, Zhao Pan should not be forced to pay Fang Ling's medical expenses and alimony.
In this case, the law clearly and fairly protected Zhao Pan's rights and interests. And we should also learn to respect the choices of others in our lives and be clear about the scope of our own responsibilities. Only in this way can we build a more harmonious and respectful family relationship.