children

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He said his mother sued him this year in a land ownership dispute under Thailand's "ungrateful child" law, which allows parents to reclaim assets previously given to children deemed unappreciative through their behaviour.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The novelist lives with his wife, writer Andrea Semple, and their two teenage children in Brighton, England.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Aging parents can bring out the worst in adult children, who vie for control of their parents’ attention, their love and their finances.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

The girl, now 16, said it "almost made it seem as if what the boys did was not OK, but it was OK in the eyes of the law because they were still children".

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Father, all four of his children, one grandchild.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom