Random Celebrities Who Divorced Their Parents (18 items)

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  (#2) Drew Barrymore

  • 1975-02-22

  Drew Barrymore successfully filed for emancipation from her parents when she was 15 years old. Barrymore has been estranged from her mother for most of her life. In 2014, she said, "It's the hardest subject in my life. I've never just been angry with her. I've always felt guilt and empathy and utter sensitivity. But we can’t really be in each other's lives at this point."
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  (#1) Ariel Winter

  • 1998-01-28

  In 2014, Ariel Winter's sister, Shanelle Workman-Gray, took guardianship of Winter due to alleged physical and emotional abuse from their mother. In 2015, the Modern Family star was officially emancipated at the age of 17.
  
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  (#13) Corey Feldman

  • 1971-07-16

  Corey Feldman emancipated from his parents when he was 15 years old so that he could have control over his own finances.
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  (#17) Dominique Moceanu

  • 1981-09-30

  Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu sued her parents for emancipation in 1998 so that she could have control over her own finances.
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  (#4) Michelle Williams

  • 1980-09-09

  With the support of her parents, Michelle Williams filed for emancipation when she was 15 years old so that she could avoid adhering to child labor laws.
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  (#6) Macaulay Culkin

  • 1980-08-26

  Macaulay Culkin became legally emancipated from his parents when he was 14 years old. Around the same time, in 1995, his parents got divorced, and Culkin has been estranged from his father, Kit, ever since.

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