Should You Play Banker For Your Divorcing Child?

It is such a difficult situation. Your child is going through divorce. There may be young children involved. You want to help, to make it better. You are, after all their parent. So you offer moral support - then babysitting, running errands, cooking some meals, carpooling. You are okay with that, after all, your child has a lot on his or her plate right now. But then they ask you for money. Should you give or lend them money? If so, more than once? Should you stipulate how the money is to be used? What will other family members think if you do or do not give or lend the money? For an excellent discussion of these and other questions, read this article.