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This book introduces readers to the concept of parental alienation (PA), a belief system that is used with increasing frequency in judicial child custody and parenting plan decisions.

PA is essentially a legal concept without validated psychological definition, assuming that children who resist contact with one divorced parent have in many cases been âœbrainwashedâ or persuaded to do so by the machinations of the preferred parent. PA proponents assert that courts should transfer child custody to the avoided parent and prohibit contact between the child and the preferred parent. Unfortunately, the outcomes of such decisions, as reported by parents and their now-adult children, suggest that application of the PA concept is neither safe nor effective as a response to childrenâs resistance to contact with a parent. Providing an overview of the concept of parental alienation, methods of identifying PA cases, and court-ordered treatments for children and parents, the book uses seven

Someone Said Parental Alienation

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 2/25/2025
      ISBN-13 9781032594583
      978-1032594583
      ISBN-10 1032594586
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      Law Family law

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      Book Synopsis

      This book introduces readers to the concept of parental alienation (PA), a belief system that is used with increasing frequency in judicial child custody and parenting plan decisions.

      PA is essentially a legal concept without validated psychological definition, assuming that children who resist contact with one divorced parent have in many cases been âœbrainwashedâ or persuaded to do so by the machinations of the preferred parent. PA proponents assert that courts should transfer child custody to the avoided parent and prohibit contact between the child and the preferred parent. Unfortunately, the outcomes of such decisions, as reported by parents and their now-adult children, suggest that application of the PA concept is neither safe nor effective as a response to childrenâs resistance to contact with a parent. Providing an overview of the concept of parental alienation, methods of identifying PA cases, and court-ordered treatments for children and parents, the book uses seven

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