Recently, a case involving a housekeeper and an elderly person’s bequest of property has drawn public attention. The court ruled that although the elderly individual had made a will bequeathing their property to the housekeeper who had cared for them for years, the bequest was invalid because the housekeeper failed to fulfill statutory support obligations. According to China’s Civil Code, a legacy-support agreement is valid only if the beneficiary actually provides care. If the legatee fails to offer necessary daily care, emotional support, or financial assistance to the testator, they are not entitled to the bequest. In this case, the court found that although the housekeeper nominally provided care, she had consistently neglected the elderly person and even engaged in abusive behavior—seriously violating the basic requirements of support duties. Consequently, despite the existence of a written will, the court declared the bequest invalid, and the property will be distributed according to statutory inheritance rules. This ruling underscores the principle of ‘rights correlating with obligations,’ reminding the public that a bequest cannot be based solely on one-sided intent—it must rest on a genuine, sustained, and effective caregiving relationship.
近日，一起涉及保姆与老人遗赠房产的案件引发社会关注。法院判决指出，尽管老人在生前立下遗嘱将名下房产赠予长期照顾自己的保姆，但由于该保姆未尽到法定扶养义务，遗赠行为被认定为无效。根据《中华人民共和国民法典》相关规定，遗赠扶养协议需以实际履行扶养义务为前提。若受遗赠人未对被继承人提供必要的生活照料、精神慰藉或经济支持，则不能享有遗赠权益。本案中，法院查明保姆虽名义上照顾老人，但存在长期疏于照料、甚至虐待行为，严重违背了扶养义务的基本要求。因此，即便存在书面遗嘱，法院仍依法判定该遗赠无效，房产按法定继承处理。此判决强调了‘权利与义务对等’原则，提醒公众：遗赠并非单方面意愿即可成立，必须建立在真实、持续、有效的扶养关系基础上。
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