These days, more than 40 percent of weddings involve a bride or groom who has been married before. And one - sometimes both - have children from a previous relationship. Statistics tell us that 70 percent of second marriages with stepchildren fail.
Famous actor Mickey Rooney testified last week before the Senate Aging Committee that he was a victim of financial abuse by a family member, raising the awareness that financial fraud can prey on anyone.
"My money was taken and misused. When I asked for information, I was told that I couldn't have any of my own information," Rooney told the committee. "I was literally left powerless." The 90-year-old actor currently has a restraining order against his stepson.