The article I saw said that abandonment and abuse could get you out of it.

Also, this provided you allow your parents to wrack up such a debt. I would make the case that my parents refused to give me power of attorney in choosing their care facilities and the costs, while as a child, they made all the decisions, so it doesn't make sense that, unless I'm given power of attorney, that I would have to pay for their decisions. It's not the same thing.

Also, in the recent court case, the woman didn't die, she relocated to Greece. So the money was there for the facility to recoop, she just wasn't paying. They went after her son because they knew they could recoop costs. They aren't going to sue you if you don't have the money to pay, it's not worth it to them. They would only sue if your parents died and you didn't use what's left of their estate to pay the bills. I just don't think these facilities are all of a sudden going to start suing middle to low income people.

The other court cases involved fraudulently hiding assets. So I would be wary that this is all of a sudden going to affect you.

Also, I currently live in a state with no filial laws, lol. Lucky me.