Children and parents who have undergone forced separation from each other in the absence of abuse, including cases of parental alienation, are highly subject to post-traumatic stress; thus, ...

L-R: Elisa Reiter, Daniel Pollack, and Jeffrey Siegel. Courtesy photos Few topics in family law generate more heated debate than parental alienation (PA). For decades, mental health and legal ...

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 ...

In cases of parental alienation, the alienating parent manipulates the child to reject and disrespect the alienated parent. According to The Parental Alienation Study Group, at least 3.9 million ...

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 ...

Abbey O’Brien, 18, went to the Texas Capitol in May to publicly support lawmakers’ attempt to restrict a type of family therapy a court ordered her to participate in after her parents’ divorce. Her ...

Americans are locked in a crazy custody battle for their children – with the government. The Biden-Harris administration and state governments, such as Gov. Tim Walz’s Minnesota, are supporting the ...

Family courts in England and Wales should give more weight to allegations of domestic abuse than to claims of "parental alienation", according to new guidance. When parents have separated, and are ...

Since early 2024, a Fairfax County father has been trying to change Virginia legislation regarding parental rights. James Sisco proposes the “Lost Time and Three Strikes” legislation, citing overreach ...

A dozen TDs and Senators have set up a new cross-party committee in a bid to drive family court reforms and a ‘radical ...