Reunification therapy for parental alienation cases or other cases in which there have been significant parent /
child estrangement (due to incarceration, substance abuse or abandonment)
The primary focus of Dorcy's work is high conflict custody disputes involving parental alienation or
child estrangement.
Ludmer has practiced corporate and securities law for twenty - seven years and in parallel he conducts a family law practice focused on situations involving custody disputes,
child estrangement, and parental alienation, as well as high net worth divorce litigation and business valuation.
Not exact matches
The conversion experience would seem psychologically analogous to the following: A
child who has been rebelling against parental authority finds the
estrangement unbearable; he rushes back into the parent's arms.
In any case, agencies having contact with
children generally do not enquire about the father's PR status, and will usually only do so where there is evidence of substantial conflict with or
estrangement from the mother, or major
child welfare concerns regarding the father's care of the
child.
In addition,
estrangement from adult
children usually means a loss of contact with grandchildren as well.
Early on in the novel, Hans mentions that he doesn't connect to himself as a
child («I, however, seem given to self -
estrangement»), then proceeds to produce numerous memories of his childhood and of his mother.
«Assuming no
estrangement with the
children, it may be best to leave the residue of a will equally,» Cardy says.
Shawky's
estrangement of narratives through the use of puppets,
child actors and television - show formats emphasise the power that historical and mythical narratives hold over the way we think about ourselves and the world.
These arrangements may make it more difficult for the accused spouse to develop a comfortable and «normal» parenting pattern with the
children, and can lead to
estrangement.
Commenting on Nahajec, Julia Burns, associate at Irwin Mitchell, said: «After the Ilott case, it was thought that estranged adult
child claims should be treated with real caution and that
estrangement could be fatal to claims or severely reduce the value of an award.
The courts have found in this case and in many others that a
child's inability to have insight into their
estrangement from one of their parents is sufficient reason for the courts to intervene and reunify the
child with that parent.
Whether the
estrangement was caused by bad decisions, alienation by the other parent, geographical constraints, service in the military and separation from the
child for a long period of time, or other reasons, there is no better time than the present to take the first step.
What if, instead of responding to the breakdown in parent -
child relationships as alienation, casting blame on the favoured parent, or
estrangement, casting blame on the rejected parent, we instead focused on the fact of the
child's attachment disruption, its impact on the
child's wellbeing and the means by which the
child's wellbeing might be revitalized and enhanced?
Of course, the even more fundamental characteristic shared by all
children whose relationship with a parent has broken down, because of the actions of the favoured parent (alienation) or because of the parenting skills or past behaviour of the rejected parent (
estrangement), is the loss of the parent -
child relationship.
(Besides, my impression of these cases is that there are very few situations that are purely alienation or
estrangement; most of the time, the breakdown of the parent -
child relationship results from elements of each.)
Estrangement is becoming recognized as a
child rejecting a parent for valid or justifiable reasons, while Alienation, as present above, is a
child's rejection in the absence of valid or justifiable reasons.
When a parent is rejected by a
child for what appears to be valid and justified reasons, the rejection is referred to as
estrangement not alienation.
This syndrome is an
estrangement of the
child from one parent, caused by the intentional (or unconcious) efforts of the other parent.
Exploring
children's experiences, family dynamics and transgenerational patterns of
estrangement, this book will provide you with a deeper understanding of how alienation occurs and how it has manifested itself in your family.
I specialize in co-parenting, parental alienation, parenting
estrangement, and parent -
child relationship issues.
Unfortunately, judges are often uncertain as to how to treat the situation where one parent seeks to make contact with the
children difficult following an
estrangement, separation, or an unusually unpleasant and vicious divorce.
Own your part in the
estrangement between you and your
children, and the
children will respect you for that.
Due to the negative attributions, hostility and the unwarranted feelings of
estrangement, parental alienation is deemed as a «clinical phenomenon» that gravely affects the wellbeing of a
child.
Whether you are experiencing depression, anxiety, marital or relationship conflict, an
estrangement from an adult
child or other family member or grief over the loss of a beloved pet, I am here for you.
The remaining issues all related to parenting more specifically, the
children's
estrangement from the father, and his subsequent efforts to remedy this
estrangement, with some minor residual financial disputes.
Aside from the
children and the parents, grandparents are also affected by parental alienation due to the
estrangement part when filing of the divorce begins.
When
children have been estranged from a parent, because the parent has chosen to stay away (voluntary
estrangement) or because he was incarcerated (involuntary
estrangement) the Michigan court may order visitation in the presence of a licensed family or
child therapist, called therapeutic visitation, or therapeutic parenting time.
However, the separate but related concept of parental alienation, the
estrangement of a
child from a parent, is recognized as a dynamic in some divorcing families.
According to Harman, an
estrangement occurs when a parent is abusive or in situations that a parent has damaged his or her relationship with the
child.
Upcoming Event Working with Families in Transition in the 21st Century: Innovations and Best Practices in Dealing with High Conflict Co-Parenting Relations,
Estrangement and Alienation between
Children and Parents,
Child Abduction and Domestic Violence May 31st, june 1st, june 2nd 2018.
Parental
estrangement is a
child's healthy adaptive response to trauma, as opposed to parental alienation, which occurs when one parent provides erroneous information to the
child resulting in unwarranted rejection of the other parent.»
But
estrangements between parents and adult
children may be more common than you think.
[1] Unfortunately, little has been mentioned within the program curricula about the parent -
child relational problems of enmeshment, realistic
estrangement, and parental alienation.
Recent research (Kelly and Johnson, 2001) confirms that there are many reasons for this distance, ranging from realistic
estrangement, where a
child is distant or rejects a parent who has abused him, to pathological alienation, where a
child is distant or rejects a parent due to the influence of the other parent.
In addition,
estrangement from adult
children usually means a loss of contact with grandchildren as well.
A recognized expert in parental alienation, Mr. Goldberg was the first educator in the United States to co-author and revise divorce education programs to include curriculum content in parent -
child relational problems, specifically in parental alienation, realistic
estrangement, and enmeshment.
Your client is having problems or concerns about a
child who is exhibiting visitation refusal behavior or
estrangement.
«A psychologist and forensic examiner explained that the
child was exposed to parental
estrangement rather than parental alienation.
Children can become aligned with one parent even though there is relatively little overt conflict and
estrangement between the parents (9).
Judges are often uncertain as to how to treat the situation where one parent seeks to make contact with the
children following an
estrangement, separation, or an unusually unpleasant and vicious divorce.
In the initial assessment and follow - up sessions, the counselor or therapist will identity the issues that are contributing to the
estrangement between the parent and the
child, and then work to develop an appropriate treatment plan for all affected family members.
I don't expect that my 16 year
estrangement from my son can be fixed, In Texas, at age 12,
children can choose their custodial parent.
Whatever the details,
estrangement of adult
children can be an extremely painful and complicated experience for parents.
While the term
estrangement is the term used to describe
children who have a justified reason (for example, abuse or neglect or abandonment) to reject the parent.
As a Certified Gestalt Therapist, I work with young
children and adults with issues of grief, loss, self - esteem, anxiety, and
estrangement from loved ones.
From the mental health perspective Understanding alienation and
estrangement — specifically, its long term effects on the
child.
I agree that many factors may lead to
estrangement and interrupt, if not destroy, a parent
child relationship.
Family Bridges isn't for everyone and it's critical for family law lawyers and judges to be sure the alienation isn't because of «realistic
estrangement» — a parent who is abusive or neglectful or has a new partner, for instance, whom the
child doesn't like.