Divorce and changing family patterns has affected numerous family relationships and support for intergenerational families. Research has proven that a divorce and or a stepfamily formation affects the support that adult children provide to their elderly parents. Based on a research study divorced fathers receive the least amount total care from their children. (Family Relationships and Support in Old Age, Smith, 2016). As for stepchildren caring for their stepparents when they get older, that seems to yield even weaker data than children’s care toward biological parents. The reason behind the lack of care from some stepchildren towards their stepparents revolved around the fact that they will never consider their stepparents family, however
