Two grown children in Illinois who filed a lawsuit against their mother in 2009 had their suit dismissed after the judge called their allegations "petty grievances." Steven Miner lI and Kathryn Miner -- both currently in their early 20s -- wanted more than $50,000 for emotional distress they claim was caused by their mother Kimberly
Garrity enforcing curfews, sending them insufficient college care packages and causing undue suffering when she haggled with them over homecoming dress budgets. The children were being represented by their father Steven Miner --who split from Garrity in 2005. The judge ruled, "At its worst, [Garrity's conduct] reflects behavior that is sometimes erratic, sometimes spiteful, sometimes less than generous or fully sensitive to the material and emotional
needs of her children. But by no means does the nature and quality of this conduct fall outside 'all possible bounds of decency.'" (CNN)