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Adult children/parental contact

3 replies

Pleashelpifyoucan · 02/05/2026 22:56

Hi all 👋
im looking for some advice regarding my almost 20yo.
i cut ties a long time ago but my child has has contact with his family.
I tried initially keeping contact but my ex never paid maintenance (till it was enforced much later). He would instead ask me for money for the train to see them.
There was a further incident that made me block him.
My child has been in contact with their family members so the opportunity was there for him to contact them on their 18th/19th even……
He has now reached out because he is being evicted & asked my child if they can stay/sleep on the sofa/pay rent (absolutely not)
my child is heartbroken over not having a family but I am petrified that he will use them because they have run out of partners

he is now only in touch because he’s run out partners

OP posts:
Blondiebeachbabe · 05/05/2026 15:55

I think I would try to rewrite this more clearly, I can't really figure out what you're saying, sorry.

its2025 · 05/05/2026 15:59

Your child is an adult so will need to make their own decisions about weather to live with their Dad. Do you think they want to live with him?

I'm a bit confused as to what contact your child has with their fathers family - and what that has got to do with the request to move in and sleep on the sofa??

Snorlaxo · 05/05/2026 16:05

So your ex asked your son if he can stay at son’s home (which is where you live too) because he hasn’t got anywhere else to cocklodge?

yanbu to say no eve though son is upset that his dad has nowhere to live.

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