1 in 5 consider ending relationship over step children
The strains of raising step-children is pushing marriages to breaking point, a report has found.
According to the study, one in five people have come close to breaking up with their partners over their step-children, with many admitting that they cannot wait for them to leave home.
Edward Kitchen, who commissioned the 'Family Dynamics' report for law firm Slater & Gordon, is a step-parent himself.
He told BBC Radio 5 live's Breakfast: "When you're coming into a new family and you... have your own issues and ideas about how children should be brought up, that can really lead to a flash point."
20 Sep 2013
- From the section UK