“The lingo out there is ‘no contact’, ‘low contact’, which basically describes how much communication there is. Maybe it’s getting easier now because there’s more conversation about [estrangement], but a lot of people don’t understand. “And the same with the child too – maybe they’re not listening. Maybe they’re wrangling with that same issue that their parents are themselves. “It is really, really hard.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 24, 2026 19:18 UTC