Grandparents Consider Financial Support in Divorce to Keep Grandchildren in Family Home

A grandparent debates whether to financially assist their son-in-law over their daughter in a divorce settlement to ensure the grandchildren remain in their family home.

• A grandparent is torn between helping their daughter or son-in-law financially to keep their grandchildren in the family home amid a divorce.
• The daughter pursued a divorce by moving a male friend into the marital home, leading to a complex living situation.
• Both parents want to buy each other out of the family home but lack the financial means without the grandparents' help.
• The grandparent is inclined to support the son-in-law, who has a stable job, over the daughter, who has recently entered the workforce.
• The concept of 'nesting' is suggested as a temporary solution, where the children stay in the home while parents alternate stays.

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