platinumdude
24th September 2011, 07:59 AM
http://www.stylist.co.uk/home/parents-fight-to-evict-41-year-old-son
A couple in Italy are seeking legal action over their live-in son who has overstayed his welcome - by around 20 years.
The unnamed parents are seeking a court order to evict their cosseted 41-year-old, who refuses to leave the family home in Venice despite all their pleas.
According to Italian media reports, the couple are exhausted by continually catering to their son's needs, including doing his cooking, shopping, washing and ironing.
"My wife is suffering from stress and had to be hospitalised. He [the son] has a good job but still lives at home," the father is quoted as saying. "He demands that his clothes be washed and ironed and his meals prepared. He really has no intention of leaving."
The parents have now approached the legal department of a consumer association, ADICO, for help in getting their son to fly the nest.
Lawyers from the company have sent a letter to the son, warning him to vacate the house within six days or face legal action.
An ADICO spokesperson said hundreds of families in Italy faced similar difficulties with getting their adult children to leave home.
A recent survey suggested nearly half of all adults aged between 18 and 39 still live with their parents in Italy.
A couple in Italy are seeking legal action over their live-in son who has overstayed his welcome - by around 20 years.
The unnamed parents are seeking a court order to evict their cosseted 41-year-old, who refuses to leave the family home in Venice despite all their pleas.
According to Italian media reports, the couple are exhausted by continually catering to their son's needs, including doing his cooking, shopping, washing and ironing.
"My wife is suffering from stress and had to be hospitalised. He [the son] has a good job but still lives at home," the father is quoted as saying. "He demands that his clothes be washed and ironed and his meals prepared. He really has no intention of leaving."
The parents have now approached the legal department of a consumer association, ADICO, for help in getting their son to fly the nest.
Lawyers from the company have sent a letter to the son, warning him to vacate the house within six days or face legal action.
An ADICO spokesperson said hundreds of families in Italy faced similar difficulties with getting their adult children to leave home.
A recent survey suggested nearly half of all adults aged between 18 and 39 still live with their parents in Italy.