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Parental Alienation
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Illinois Divorce Law Blog
Illinois Divorce: Quick Question: What is Parental Alienation?
By Michael Roe
Quick Question: What is Parental Alienation? Parental alienation refers to a situation where one parent deliberately influences their child to reject, fear, or show hostility toward the other parent. This…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Court Lets Another Teenager Refuse Reunification Therapy; Was This Another Case of Justice Delayed is Justice Denied?
In 2021, I wrote on this blog about a case where a court delayed reunification therapy because a 12 year old child didn't want to do it. To this day,…
Illinois Divorce Law Blog
Illinois Divorce Lawyer: How do you know it is parental alienation?
By Michael Roe
How do you know it is parental alienation—and not justified rejection and estrangement? In a case where a child rejects contact with a parent, a psychological evaluator or skilled GAL…
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
A Video That is the Litmus Test of When Reason is Lost
By Mark Ashton
I happened upon Caleb Leverett’s video from 11 years ago by accident. Be forewarned that this is a long video but you can skip through it. Caleb, the father of…
Collective Family Law Group Blog
How Speaking Negatively About the Other Parent Impacts Children – EP 117
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Family Law Headquarters
What is realistic estrangement?
Many are familiar with the term parental alienation. However, many are entirely unfamiliar with the term realistic estrangement. Parental alienation... The post What is realistic estrangement? first appeared on Family…
Illinois Divorce Law Blog
Illinois Divorce: Parental Alienation Study Group
By Michael Roe
PASG Conference for Members: September 4-6, 2024 in Oslo, Norway Dear Michael Roe: We at Parental Alienation Study Group anxiously await our upcoming world conference in Oslo, Norway. The program…
Family Law Prof Blog
Treatment of Parental Alienation: Guidelines for Mental Health and Legal Practitioners
By Family Law
From Psychiatric Times:"A PA-specific treatment plan is called for in these cases.In mild PA—where the child’s contact reluctance or refusal is limited—a parent’s alienating behavior can be stopped with strong…
NJ Family Legal Blog
A Court Actually Found Alienation and Did Something About It – How Novel
Alienation leads to sole legal and residential custody
Illinois Divorce Law Blog
Kane County Divorce: Parental Alienation
By Michael Roe
Parental alienation is defined as a mental condition in which a child—usually one whose parents are engaged in a contentious separation or divorce—allies themself strongly with the preferred (alienating) parent and…