FAMILY

family tree

family members

immediate family: parents and siblings

extended family: all the other relatives

distant relative

loving family / close-knit family

carefree childhood: nothing to worry about when you were young

dysfunctional family

troubled childhood

bitter divorce: a separation in which there were bad/angry feelings between the
husband and wife

messy divorce: a prolonged legal battle involving lots of conflicts about the separation
of the former couple’s assets (money and possessions)

divorce settlement: where decisions about separation of assets are made

broken home: family with divorces or separations

custody of the children

grant(conceder) joint or sole custody

award(adjudicar) sole custody

pay child support

mutual divorce/separation: agreed to separate without fighting

be/stay on good terms with each other

get pregnant

single mother

have an abortion

give the baby up for adoption: the baby is given to the adoptive parents

due date: “the baby is due in (due date)”

have a baby

give birth

raise a child = bring up a child

adopted child

birth mother