Joint Accounts

Should I Help My Irresponsible Son Pay for His Divorce?

You have two options: Turn off the cash flow, or help him get on the right track

Kristin Wong
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4 min readJun 17, 2019

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Illustration: Laurie Rollitt

Dear Joint Accounts,

My 45-year-old son recently asked for financial help to pay for his divorce. In the process of helping him, I became aware that our views on…

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Kristin Wong
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Kristin Wong has written for the New York Times, The Cut, Catapult, The Atlantic and ELLE.