The concept of parental alienation was first put forth by Dr. Richard Gardner in 1985. Parental alienation primarily occurs during a high-conflict divorce in which the child identifies strongly with ...

Parental alienation is a form of child abuse that we are only beginning to recognize. Technically speaking, it’s when a child aligns with one parent and rejects its other parent for reasons that are ...

We often think of parental alienation as a post-relationship phenomenon. In fact, it’s something that happens within the context of ongoing relationships every bit as much as it happens after a ...

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 ...

In English and Welsh custody cases, a finding that one parent has poisoned a child’s mind against the other can be crucial, even if there are questions over the accountability of those making the ...