A parent’s financial obligation for children over the age of majority continues to confound. Eighteen-year-olds have a mind ...

One of the biggest reasons adult children pull away from their parents is the fear of judgment. If your kids still confide in ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Called going “no contact,” this form of estrangement usually involves adult children cutting ties with their parents. It ...

I am an only child who has lived at home all her life — 44 years. My father recently passed away, so now it is just Mom and ...

While every family situation is uniquely different and the “rules” for going no-contact take many different forms depending ...

If you always felt like you were second best growing up, it makes sense that you might distance yourself from your parents, the people who made you feel that way, for your safety and self-preservation ...

There’s no rule stating you can’t bypass your own kids when leaving money to your grandkids, but there are legal and ...

A strained relationship with an adult child can be heartbreaking. But what if the child's "disrespect" is more complicated ...

"Coming in now and trying to assume a parenting role is laughably inappropriate," a family therapist told Newsweek.

A goat farmer in rural Minnesota, estranged from her biological children, finds new purpose as a surrogate grandparent.

Here is the advice I am giving my adult sons ... 10. Know that your parents love you with their entire hearts and souls. You probably won’t understand this until you have your children. Even then, it ...