First off they Gary should have gotten a sex change and then had a gay marriage, since we all know that it guarantees the same sex spouse complete visitation and control over the care of the other.
Second. In order to become estranged from both of your adult children you generally have to be a complete dirt bag. Sara must be his junior by 20+ years. I don’t think there is much wrong with that unless your goal is to keep a relationship with your children who might not think that is proper. I am sure that is not the only reason for estrangement but I am sure it is a factor.
Basically we all make decisions in life without ever thinking about the “Worst Case”. I actually went to a funeral this last week where the family members were feuding and there were many people there who never thought about the worst case yet here they were having to stand in the same room with each other while a young man they all loved lay in a casket.
“Second. In order to become estranged from both of your adult children you generally have to be a complete dirt bag. Sara must be his junior by 20+ years.”
She did not look that much younger than her husband. She works and appears to manage money if she has collected enough for at home care.
The man is 60 years old. How old are his estranged children? Are the estranged adult children mad, because new wife advised that funding adults due to guilt is not wise? Sad as it is, sometimes money is the thread keeping the relationships tied. Once the thread of money is cut, the unraveling begins.