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It is a myth that adult children are a non-issue in their parents’ later-in-life divorce. Visitation, support, and custody are not on the table, but the adult child is often playing a role at the table or behind the scenes. Their potential roles include:

1. Chief Confident, provider of emotional support, for the “needier” parent — the parent who is shell-shocked about the divorce or does not have an established network of friends or other family members to lean on.

via – BASIL AND SPICE LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS – (6/2010) Key Roles Of Adult Children In Divorce After 50.