Divorce complicates efforts for children to visit their dying grandfather

A mother in the midst of divorce proceedings worries about complications that may arise if and when she arranges for her children to visit their dying grandfather, her father-in-law.

Adapted from an online discussion.

Hi, Carolyn: My soon-to-be-ex-husband and I are in the middle of a divorce. He is living with his affair partner a two-hour flight away. Our daughters are 6 and 4. We live in the same metro area as his family.

A few weeks ago, my father-in-law got a terminal diagnosis. He has about six to nine months. This is a huge shock because he was in good health and relatively young.

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