Dr. Phil - Season 10 Episode 204 : "Will My Mother-in-Law Destroy My Marriage?" 2023

(Original airdate: February 15, 2012) In part two of this series, Rheta says her deceitful, backstabbing, meddling mother-in-law, Deb, is going to destroy her marriage if her husband, Mark, doesn't cut the cord. Rheta says she's so fed up with their mother-and-son bond that she's filed for divorce, shredded her wedding vows and has even come to blows with Deb on several occasions. Mark agrees that his mother is too involved, but can he break ties while Deb holds the purse strings? Does paying the couple's rent and providing them with a car give Deb license to criticize Rheta and try to set Mark up with other women? Rheta says that on some days, she and Mark are best friends, but their arguments get so heated that they've turned physical -- in front of their three children. Will a grand gesture from Mark keep Rheta from walking away? Can Rheta and Deb mend fences?