Freed of familial obligation, she can even rake up the unspoken past.

I fulfil almost all of my professional, social and familial obligations.

In the event of conflict between familial obligations and one's obligation as a disciple, the latter must prevail.

We are hurtling back towards an era of inherited wealth, of familial obligations and marriages made with an eye on incomes and equity stakes.

The lack of parents leaves the characters to pursue more interesting and adventurous lives, by freeing them from familial obligations and controls, and depriving them of more prosaic lives.