Following his new marriage, Kohl became estranged from his two sons and his grandchildren, and his sons said their father was kept "like a prisoner" by his new wife.
بعد زواجه الثاني، أصبح كول مقرباً من ابنيه وأحفاده، وقال أبنائه أن والدهم يتم معاملته «كما لو أنه سجين» من قبل زوجته.