In this article, the authors focus on divorce and remarriage because it is assumed that divorce weakens the bonds between parent and child. This has important implications for later in life. As years pass, and these parents are aging, will their children (now adults) support them (financially or personally)? [read more...]

Pillemer and Suitor examined whether mothers prefer some adult children over others, why they help some children and not others, and which child is most likely to become a caregiver. [read more...]