This article will examine the following family by relating the transgenerational model of Bowen's family theory and the structural model. The subjects of the case are Jan and John. The study describes the couple as Caucasians of Polish origin, both in their first marriages; they share three adult children living in the same household. Their youngest child is a single mother with a four-year-old. This couple is seeking marriage therapy for issues affecting their relationship, the roots of their problem extend deeply beyond the relationship and affairs. Jan and John's relationship problems involve direct emotional abuse and hostility. This is the first time this family has sought marital and family therapy. Jan displays symptoms of battered wife syndrome while John blames Jan's inattention to his needs for his hostility and control issues. The eldest child is Jennifer, the middle child is John, the youngest child is Julie, and her son's name is Jaccob. The case study outlines the key behavioral and social aspects that influence the relationship. The martial and family therapist will take a family systems approach to address the major issues the family is experiencing. For example, John's father was emotionally abusive, which is a biological predisposition factor for emotional abuse and hostility. Jan's battered wife syndrome isn't just due to her relationship with John, but she is drawn to low self-esteem issues due to the negativity she faces on a daily basis. However, Jan needs to learn more independence and self-respect to increase his self-esteem. She is so controlled by her husband and needs to learn that she is worthy of love and respect. Jan was a housewife and raised her children, while her husband was a factory worker...... middle of paper.... ..reducing employees, she had no choice but to retire. However, he was not financially ready to do so, now they are suffering in this economy. At the same time, this put him under a lot of stress and caused health problems due to all the financial worries. The problem is that this family doesn't stay united on anything, instead each of us follows separate paths. Right now there are no strengths of this family, we need help to get closer to each other because we only have one family and we need to solve things, before we all lose each other. “Bringing the whole family back sends the message that everyone has a part in the problem; other family members, usually parents, can be helped to take their part in the process and no longer have to atone for guilt in various ways” (Framo, 1979, p..991).