Lesson 1 - Family Flashcards
Immediate family
Your parents and siblings
Extended family
Includes all your folks
Distant relative
A person who is
related to you by a long series of connections
a close-knit family or loving family
A family that
has good relationships, where everyone loves each other and helps each other.
carefree childhood
you had nothing to worry about
when you were young
dysfunctional family
a family in which the relationships are bad or unhealthy
a troubled childhood
f the children experience abuse, poverty, or problems with the law
a bitter divorce
a separation in which there were
bad/angry feelings between the husband and wife
a messy divorce
divorce, with a
prolonged legal battle involving lots of conflicts about the separation of the former couple’s assets
(money and possessions)
divorce
settlement
Plase,where the decisions about the separation of assets are made
a broken home
A family in which there are divorces or separations
custody of the children
that refers to who has the
primary responsibility of caring for the kids
grant joint custody
the exhusband and ex-wife share the responsibility
sole custody
The responsibility to only one parent
pay child support
regular payments to
help with expenses for the kids.
