Parental alienation is a term raised in high-conflict separation and divorce cases that refers to a child’s resistance or refusal to be with one of the parents (the “rejected” parent) and a strong ...

I and two co-authors recently completed an analysis of all United States state statutes pertaining to the child, factors judges should be considering when deciding custody disputes. Factors vary from ...

Advocates of the term "parental alienation" say it refers to an idea that if children exhibit certain behaviors or symptoms, those characteristics should somehow not be considered signs that the child ...

Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) is a controversial yet increasingly recognized phenomenon in family courts. It describes a ...

Prevention of the disintegration of families is such an important goal that judges, traditionally cautious, practical, and careful, can be enlisted to actively try to reverse the effects of a family's ...

Divorce can be especially hard on children but it can be even worse when one parent tries to turn the child against the other parent. This idea of Parent Alienation Syndrome is explored in Lisa ...

I am writing to urge you to join me in supporting the Keep Nine Amendment and to express my concern about the many attempts to undermine the authority of the Supreme Court. As a fundamental part of ...

Family can feel like strangers when adult children distance themselves from one or both of their parents. The process of adult child/parental estrangement is often wrought with emotional turmoil on ...