A 25 year old Spanish man took his parents to court because they stopped his allowance. Yes, you read that correctly - 25, living with his parents, suing them because they had to audacity to cut off his allowance....this after the parents claimed their son was physically and verbally abusing them.
The judge, in turn, ordered the 25 year old to GET A JOB AND MOVE OUT. The court gave him one month to vacate the premises, but actually ordered the parents to pay $292 a month for his food for the next 2 years. They are also continuing to pay for his vehicle, although it is not mentioned if this is court ordered or just out of kindness.
Children living with their parents well into their adult lives is very common in Spain, "a trend strengthened by a tough labor market where the youth unemployment rate is 40.5%, the highest in the European Union." There are 4.6 million Spaniards unemployed, and 1.3 million Spanish homes with no one in work, according to government figures for the fourth quarter of 2010.
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