It's obvious that Taran Noah Smith had issues with his parents as a teen, but they were able to put those problems behind them once he became an adult. As mentioned, Smith had sued his mother and father in 2001 for access to his trust fund at age 17. While things got pretty ugly in the press, Smith later downplayed it to HNGN, saying, "There was definitely some teenage angst-driven strife between us, but it's common between parents and children." He went on to blame the media for painting it worse than it was, and pointed out how they've been a "happy family" for a while.
Smith's mother, Candy Bennici, reiterated that other people were involved in their estrangement, including entertainment TV hosts John Tesh and Leeza Gibbons. According to Radar, she blasted them in her book, "Stardom Happens: Nurturing Your Child in the Entertainment Business," for creating a "nightmare" situation by asking Smith and other child actors questions about their contracts. Bennici also seemingly blamed Smith's ex-wife, Heidi Van Pelt, by suggesting that she preyed on him. "Thankfully, it's all over now, and an older and much wiser Taran is happily reunited with our family again," she said.
Smith also told the Marin Independent Journal that he had realized with age that his parents weren't trying to harm him, but instead were keeping his money safe. "I apologized to them, and they were very forgiving and apologized, too," he said.
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