It is generally not illegal for parents not to raise their children. It is illegal. However, if the perpetrator refuses to support a young person, a sick person or another person who is unable to live independently, and the circumstances are flagrant, he shall be convicted of abandonment, and shall be sentenced by the people's court to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention or public surveillance.
Legal basis
Article 26 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China [Legal obligations between parents and children] Parents have the obligation to support, educate and protect their minor children.
Adult children have the obligation to support, support and protect their parents.
