Here is a fantastic article by Janice L. Green, a family law attorney in Austin, Texas. She has excellent insights about the role adult children play in their parent’s later-in-life divorce, as well as recommendations for parents of adult children who find themselves in the middle of a later-in-life divorce.
For you, the adult child, parental divorce can be unsettling. Divorce costs and expenses of two parental households can threaten financial resources relied upon for school, a down payment for a first home, or other assistance. Your whole concept of “home” is being dismantled. And if you are surprised by the divorce, you may wonder if your entire childhood was a facade.
