Is a father's evasion of helping his daughter and her husband build a house, after promising them he would, and his refusal to compensate them for the resulting losses, a justification for severing ties of kinship and depriving the children of visiting their grandparents?

Scholars have differed on the ruling regarding fulfilling a promise. Honoring one's parents is obligatory, even if they treat one poorly. A husband is not permitted to prevent his wife from telephoning her family or visiting them, except for infrequent periods. Furthermore, the default ruling for seeking divorce is prohibition, unless there is a legitimate reason, and divorce may not always be in one's best interest, especially with the presence of children.