The following types of personality disorders are most prevalent in terms of
the alienating parent in cases of severe parental alienation:
When one looks at the checklists of what a parental alienator allegedly does, it is
the alienated parent in my case who does the things such as bad mouth me, tell inappropriate things to the children, is verbally abusive to me, etc?
Not exact matches
In extreme cases, parenting time interference can be a felony crime and malicious or alienating acts by one parent against the other can lead to changes in custody and parenting time agreement
In extreme
cases,
parenting time interference can be a felony crime and malicious or
alienating acts by one
parent against the other can lead to changes
in custody and parenting time agreement
in custody and
parenting time agreements.
A feature of the
case was it had rolled on for 5 years with nothing apparent
in the appellate judgment relating to steps to address the
alienating parent's behaviour.
In parental alienation
cases, it is extremely important to have the assistance of an experienced BC family lawyer to properly show through evidence why it would not be to the best interests of the child to spend more time with the
alienating parent.
These
cases typically require extensive discovery
in order to accomplish the goals of exposing the missteps of the
alienating parent, as well as their often characterological lack of credibility.
Because the majority of primary carers happen to be mothers they feature
in more
cases as the
alienating than the
alienated parent.
In some extreme
cases the
alienating parent will actually tell the child to choose, «if you love me, then stay here, if you don't go with them».
In these
cases the coalition is between a child or children and an
alienating narcissistic / borderline personality
parent.
In these
cases, it is also imperative to expose the inappropriate actions of the
alienating parent.
In one Parental Alienation study (and there are many) conducted by Amy Baker of adults who reported being alienated as children, the disrupted parent - child relationship lasted for at least six years in all cases and continued for more than 22 years for half the sampl
In one Parental Alienation study (and there are many) conducted by Amy Baker of adults who reported being
alienated as children, the disrupted
parent - child relationship lasted for at least six years
in all cases and continued for more than 22 years for half the sampl
in all
cases and continued for more than 22 years for half the sample.
It is time for professionals working
in legal settings to get more informed about what Parental Alienation is, how does one identify it
in cases, and what has to be done to reunite
alienated children with rejected
parents.
In most
cases parents who
alienate their children, consciously or unconsciously, do not realize the harm that they are doing to their children.
Sometimes rejected (
alienated)
parents and their attorneys consider hiring an expert to help
in their
cases.
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case, Persuasive Rhetoric, signs of
alienating parents, symptoms of parental alienation
- William Bernet, MD, professor emeritus
in the department of psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN «Having recently tried the most publicized parental alienation
case to a successful conclusion, I highly recommend this book for
parents coping with an
alienating spouse.
However,
in cases of parental alienation, we often get a glimpse of that
alienating parent flash a momentary angry glance at the child, as if to say, «you had better convince anyone watching that you do not want to go, or else.»
Yes, the typical recommendations
in severe alienation
cases include a change
in custody to the rejected
parent and no contact between the child and
alienating parent for a period of no less than 90 days.
In many
cases parental alienation severs the relationship between a child and the
alienated parents» entire family.
While conflicts over timesharing does occur
in many
cases where a
parent can't deliver a child to the other
parent for valid reasons more often than not is rather rare because most true
alienating parents are savvier than this....
Sometimes rejected (
alienated)
parents and their attorney consider hiring an expert to help
in their
case.
She says she's seen
in extreme
cases parents who embroil their children
in the conflict, or
alienate them from the other
parent while demanding loyalty, sharing too many details of the proceedings and speaking negatively about the other
parent and their family.
Judicial responses to alienation include: ordering an assessment; ordering supervised access on a permanent basis; intervention
in the early stages of the dispute, before the problem has had time to become «true» alienation, or
in the early years of a child's development; changing custody on a temporary basis; determining whether «pure» or «mixed» alienation is taking place; keeping the courts involved; suggesting counselling; making a finding of contempt; making a no - contact order; involving the Children's Aid Society; not making a parallel
parenting order; meeting with the children; and
in extreme
cases, putting the
alienating parent's actions on court record,
in hopes that if the child revisits the issue as an adult, they may be able to see what actually took place.
liz: Unsupported that there is any evidence that
in these
cases (most, many, all)
in which abuse has been raised, and then «alienation» claimed, there has been a «previous normal relationship» between the child and
alienated parent.
In one Missouri
case, the court said that the facts of a
case showed «an attempt by one
parent to
alienate a child from the other
parent is a changed condition and can form the basis for modification.»
[ANONYMOUS LISTSERVE RESPONSE]: «I have seen several other
cases in which the
alienating parent was the father, not the mother.
I also accept the evidence of Dr. Fidler as to the concept of alienation and note that from the list of warning signs of behaviours exhibited by a child and
alienating parent, that a great number of them were present
in this
case.
In many of these high conflict
cases, children became
alienated from a
parent for which there was no history of difficulty prior to the divorce.
In cases of severe irrational alienation such as this one, all the experts recommend the child be removed from the care of the
alienating parent.
These
cases are very challenging...
in part because there are kids being harmed by the alienation and by the pathology directed at them on a daily basis by the
alienating parent.
As many of my
cases deal with possible BPD and NPD - type disorders, I see traits of Parental Alienation Syndrome
in alienating parents.
The available research and evidence on parental alienation informs us that
in most severe
cases, personality disorders are at the core of the
alienating parent's emotional make - up.
While the
alienated parent is repeatedly tormented and wrongfully accused by the alienator, they are also,
in most
cases, not
in contact with their children.
In these
cases, the
alienating parent essentially robs the child of their own authenticity; their own ability to see and develop themselves.
What I have observed
in many
cases is that the primary caregiver
parent, who many times may be the temporary custodial
parent, simply becomes difficult, argumentative, or at worst,
alienating, with the hope that the non-custodial
parent is cut out of the decision making for the children.
In cases such as this, the child needs to be removed from the
alienating parent until the
parent can have some sense of guidelines (which often does not occur) on how to superficially
parent, as connection is not an option.
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In general, courts have straddled this issue by rejecting PAS as a syndrome, but frequently finding that one parent has engaged in alienating behavior in some cases or that the other parent engaged in abusive behavior or poor parenting in other
In general, courts have straddled this issue by rejecting PAS as a syndrome, but frequently finding that one
parent has engaged
in alienating behavior in some cases or that the other parent engaged in abusive behavior or poor parenting in other
in alienating behavior
in some cases or that the other parent engaged in abusive behavior or poor parenting in other
in some
cases or that the other
parent engaged
in abusive behavior or poor parenting in other
in abusive behavior or poor
parenting in other
in others.
Children who have undergone forced separation from one of their
parents in the absence of abuse, including
cases of parental alienation, are highly subject to post-traumatic stress, and reunification efforts
in these
cases should proceed carefully and with sensitivity (research has shown that many
alienated children can transform quickly from refusing or staunchly resisting the rejected
parent to being able to show and receive love from that
parent, followed by an equally swift shift back to the
alienated position when back
in the orbit of the
alienating parent;
alienated children seem to have a secret wish for someone to call their bluff, compelling them to reconnect with the
parent they claim to hate).
«This
case signals the need for earlier and effective intervention
in cases such as this one, with truly egregious examples of one recalcitrant
parent frustrating visitation and
alienating children against the other
parent.»
Amabile concluded
in the report that Z.B.D. was exhibiting signs of alienation from D.T. Amabile explained that alienation is the programming of a child by the
alienating parent,
in this
case respondent, to believe that one
parent is good and the other
parent is bad with the goal that the child completely reject the other
parent.»
In PA
cases this would mean after determining a child has the symptoms of an
alienated child, the expert would presume the existence of an
alienating parent as causing the
alienating child's behavior.
In reality, one or the other or both could be true and in some cases both are perpetrated by the same person, who abuses the other parent and also engages in alienating behavior against that paren
In reality, one or the other or both could be true and
in some cases both are perpetrated by the same person, who abuses the other parent and also engages in alienating behavior against that paren
in some
cases both are perpetrated by the same person, who abuses the other
parent and also engages
in alienating behavior against that paren
in alienating behavior against that
parent.
Whether one
parent is
alienating a child from the other is an important factor to be considered
in change of custody
cases for, just as the chancellor noted below, a caring relationship with both
parents is essential to a healthy upbringing.
I have seen
cases where
alienating parents are given slaps on the wrist or «asked» to not engage
in a behavior and their failure to follow the rules is met with little or no consequences.
The agency's new regime will offer
alienating parents an opportunity to change their behaviour using therapy, but threatens to remove custody from those who fail, with the possibility of permanent denial of access
in extreme
cases, the article reports
In severe
cases there is a high probability that the
alienating parent has serious psychological problems such as dramatic, erratic unstable disorders including borderline narcissistic or sociopathic personality.
In working with child custody
cases mental health professionals often report clear evidence that an
alienating parent is deliberately and knowingly manipulating the child.
«It's easy for an
alienating parent to hide behind a hybrid designation,» he says, adding that the label is often attached to
cases where the targeted
parent reacts
in a maladaptive way to their children's bad behaviour towards them.
In other
cases where the «reunification therapy» employs approaches that may be effective, tactics of the
alienating parent and child, who postpone, reschedule, and fail to attend appointments, will delay and frustrate the goals.
Another potential problem could arise
in the form of so - called «hybrid
cases,» the name given to matters where some of the blame for the state of the
parent - child relationship is placed on the
alienated parent, Ludmer says.