Learn English Collocations for Talking about Family

my immidiate family siblings parents extanded family family tree family members distant relative be related to by a long series of connections lovely family close-knit family have good relationships be raised in carefree childhood unhealthy relationships dysfunctional family experience abuse troubled childhood to go through bitter divorce messy divorce prolonged legal battle former couple’s assets divorce settlement broken home fight over custody of the children to have primary resposibility caring for the kids grant joint custody share responsibility sole custody to pay child support mutual divorce stay on good terms with each other get pregnant single mother have an abortion to give the baby up for adoption be planned to arive the due date be due have the baby give birth to the baby adoptive parents bring up the child as if it was their own adopted child birth mother biological mather