Giving Mishloach Manot to a Son Living at Home and Vice Versa
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Question
Is it permissible to give Mishloach Manot to one's son who lives at home and fulfill the obligation, and can the son living at home give them back and fulfill the obligation?
Answer
Items that are part of the sustenance obligation which a father must provide to his son cannot be used to fulfill the mitzvah of Mishloach Manot, but items that are not obligatory can be used.
Conversely, one cannot fulfill the obligation because the gifts belong to the father unless there are items the father gave to the son that can be used.
Source
Eshle Avraham, second edition, Orach Chaim, Siman 695, Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat, Siman 270