[post_page_title]Family life[/post_page_title]
Despite her success, however, Moceanu’s life in gymnastics was far from easy. In 1998, she filed for emancipation from her parents, as a result of personal and professional trouble. She revealed that her father’s training regime throughout her career had been incredibly harsh, and that he had been something of a tyrant throughout her childhood.
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Moceanu also claimed her father had squandered her earnings through mismanagement and overspending. The court granted Moceanu her emancipation, although in later years she would reconcile with her parents.