A Trust Without Trust
The problem mom initially brought up was whether the stepdad would help pay for her daughter's college. Mom thought he should; he thought the daughter's education trust was enough. When I dug a little deeper, I learned there were trust issues in the marriage. Ironically, they had a trust for their child, but they didn't trust each other. Blended family finances are tricky. You'll never get good above-the-surface financial solutions if there are unresolved below-the-surface trust issues.
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The problem mom initially brought up was whether the stepdad would help pay for her daughter's college. Mom thought he should; he thought the daughter's education trust was enough. When I dug a little deeper, I learned there were trust issues in the marriage. Ironically, they had a trust for their child, but they didn't trust each other. Blended family finances are tricky. You'll never get good above-the-surface financial solutions if there are unresolved below-the-surface trust issues.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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What good is a trust without trust?
