how to help when things seem hopeless

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I have a friend who is going through a tough family situation. her parents have been married for almost 30 years, and her dad recently decided that he wanted a divorce. There is no third party, but he has decided that he has enough of her mother's insecurity and behaviour. Her mom was quite shocked. whilst she knew that the marriage was not well, she didn't expect her husband to be so fixed in his decision to get a divorce. He has moved out within less than a fortnight of the announcement of the decision, and is pressurising her to sign the divorce papers. She doesn't want to, but the most he has agreed to is one month's wait. Even though she and her sibling are adults now, they are still finding it very tough to deal with the situation. Her mum attempted suicide a week ago, and they had to go to the hospital to deal with things there too. I'm not sure what I can do except pray for her and her family. What would you do in my situation? Words seem like they won't help...