A daughter was left in distress as she feared jail time when her toxic parents sued her for violating a bizarre law that required children to give financial support to their parents in Thailand.

The unidentified woman, 31, claimed her mum and dad were furious when she refused to give them 60,000 baht (1,400 GBP) to open up a business in their village in the northeast of the country.

She currently lives in Bangkok with her husband, but despite the distance, she said the old couple regularly pressured her to send money for their needs.

Now, she has pleaded for legal advice on in a public forum about her situation after the father and mother began litigation for violating the strange Thai law.

The office worker is still looking for a lawyer to defend her from the ambiguous Thai law provision under Civil Law Section 1563 that states: ‘Children are bound to maintain their parents.'

Under this provision, children are obliged to take care of their parents. However, it should only be when the parents are old, sick and unable to be self-reliant. If found guilty, she may face jail time and a fine.

The daughter said in her post: ‘After I was born, they left me with my grandparents. They never sent child support, but now they are suing me. I don't know who else to consult.'

She added that the couple never had anything to do with her growing up, but when she found a high-paying job, the parents suddenly wanted to be part of her life.

She said: ‘My grandma sold snacks to raise me while my grandpa caught fish, planted on farms, and weaved baskets.

‘I remember my grandmother asking my parents for help to send me to university, and they refused to. They just told me education was pointless and that I would get a husband and settle anyway.'

Disappointed by her parents' response, she worked in a factory and sent herself to college before moving to Bangkok to find work.

The woman found excuses to work overtime to stay in the capital during different Thai festivals to avoid meeting her parents.

She said: ‘Only after a few years of working in the city did my grandparents die. My parents then moved back to the very home I lived in because they had nowhere else to go.

‘I barely went back to the province because I feel like there is nothing for me to go back to. Whenever I talk to my mother and father, they always ask for money and fight. They asked me to send a monthly allowance.'

Aside from the support money, she claimed they began to take over her grandparents' household.

She said: ‘They gave my bedroom to my younger brother and took over the house as if it was theirs. They started a small business at home, and when the business wasn't working out, they asked me for 60,000 THB.

The Thai woman refused to fulfil her parents' demand and was met with a horrible threat from her parents.

‘They told me they will sue me for refusing to take care of them financially because they can't take care of themselves. They told me that I owed them a lot. I'm afraid I will lose the case if I fight back.'