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Through the years, a great deal of attention and research has been focused on the corrosive impact divorce has upon young children. Conversely, it’s often assumed that adult offspring, because they’re mature and independent, are better equipped to take their parents’ divorce in stride.

But often, that isn’t the case. According to experts and those with firsthand knowledge, a late-life breakup between Mom and Dad can take a devastating toll on their adult offspring.

“For all those years, they’ve had a family structure and a reality that they could count on,” says Audrey Silverman-Foote, a marriage and family therapist in Pleasant Hill, Calif. “Now, all of a sudden, that ground has been ripped out from under their feet. It can be incredibly distressing.”

via Divorce is a huge deal even for adult kids – KansasCity.com.