My practice centers
on high conflict divorces and complex child custody cases.
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on high conflict divorce and child protection issues.
This three - part article reviews the literature on the Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) as formulated by Dr. Richard Gardner and seeks to integrate his work with research
on high conflict divorce and the work of other professionals in this arena.
Not exact matches
A study from 2010 acknowledged, yes, «in the short - term, kids go through a one - to two - year crisis period when their parents
divorce,» but the idea of staying together for the kids is problematic, especially if it's a
high -
conflict family, and that previous research indicating people should stay together «has been plagued by many data problems — reliance
on small samples derived from one therapy clinic, retrospective reports, and cross sectional data.»
Parallel co-parenting developed as a way for parents — particularly those in
high -
conflict divorces — to focus their energy
on raising their child by disengaging from problematic communication with their ex-spouse.
What: Observing how
high conflict divorces escalate is important to protect the children involved, as the results of parental alienation
on children is long term.
But there's a big qualifier here:
high -
conflict divorce, and the stress generated from it, does wreak lasting damage
on children.
Our family law and
divorce attorneys have the skills and resources necessary to handle
high -
conflict and
high - asset
divorces, and we leverage our years of experience in the areas of estate planning and criminal defense in order to build a thorough and innovative
divorce strategy
on your behalf.
Mediators in
high conflict divorces have to comment
on the behavior of the parents, and how it impacts
on the children's well - being.
Tampa psychologist Stephanie Moulton Sarkis writes about the consequences of
high conflict divorce on children:
The objective is to help the family transition through the
divorce process with as little
conflict as possible, and, if
conflict is already
high, manage the
conflict and help the family progress more quickly to a point where they can function
on their own.
Biography
on Dr. Reena Sommer: website: www.drreenasommer.com / Dr. Reena Sommer is a
divorce and custody consultant with expertise in
high conflict custody disputes.
On 1 June 2009, Lawren became a Partner with the Firm and is now specializing in Family Law working primarily with
high conflict separations and
divorces, and Child & Family Service Authority matters.
He has contributed to a book
on divorcing a partner with a personality disorder, and has experience managing contested cases with
high conflict personalities.
Finally, she offers advice
on how to recover after a long, painful
divorce process with a
high -
conflict ex-spouse.
A professional with at least 30 hours of training / education
on listening to and reporting the views of the child including: 6.5 hours
on child development and structured interviews of children, research
on children in family justice decision - making, and ethics of interviewing children; 6.5 hours
on child interview skills including building rapport, child friendly interview environments, appropriate language usage and questions, and effectively reporting the views of the child; and 17 hours of other relevant education
on topics such as the rights of children, research
on the inclusion and exclusion of children in family justice decision - making, the impacts of family breakdown or transition
on children, risks and protective factors for children in family justice processes, family dynamics of separation and
divorce including
high conflict family dynamics.
Ms. Senft's background in the family environment includes domestic mediation, separation and
divorce, marital property and tax liability, domestic violence,
high conflict, gay and lesbian partnerships, bankruptcy, religious annulment, parental rights, grandparents» rights, adoption, cognitive - psychological - social child development, parenting plans, religious faith and doctrine
on marriage, adultery, adult grief and traumatic incident reduction, loss of child, abortion, guardianship, addiction, alcoholism, estates and trusts, real estate and personal property asset division, estate planning, end of life issues, elder care decision - making, and closely held family business, shareholder disputes and every variety of partnership
conflict.
This series is for parents, grandparents and other family members and focuses
on issues that arise in
high -
conflict separation,
divorce, child custody and co-parenting disputes, and helps you with
on - going relationship management with a
high -
conflict co-parent and with your children.
Dorcy and I are going to conduct a 4 - hour seminar
on Saturday 6/9
on the Solution to Parental Alienation in
High -
Conflict Divorce.
It was only when I entered the field of
high -
conflict divorce and I ran across all of the stupid mental health persons who are assessing, diagnosing, and treating attachment - related pathology with NO understanding of how the attachment system functions that I have undertaken to set professional psychology back
on the path of professional competence.
These audio CDs help you understand what's going
on in the
High Conflict person's mind and how to manage the relationship during and after the
divorce or separation.
I am the lead therapist at the Family Separation Clinic and a specialist in working with
high conflict divorce and separation and its impact
on children.
In fact, among families
high on conflict,
divorced families, and «normal» families, the married and in
conflict families showed more child adjustment problems than the
divorced families.
For families going through a separation or
divorce, the skills focus
on helping co-parents — even
high conflict co-parents — work together in making decisions and managing their lives as much as realistically possible.
In his family law practice, Mr. Ludmer focuses
on high -
conflict divorce matters, denial of access and custody / access disputes, parental alienation cases, property and income issues, forensic income determination, and business valuation disputes.
The curriculum for Shaun's
High Conflict Diversion program is based on the experts in the field of high conflict divorce, Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq., and Philip Stahl, Ph
High Conflict Diversion program is based on the experts in the field of high conflict divorce, Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq., and Philip Stahl
Conflict Diversion program is based
on the experts in the field of
high conflict divorce, Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq., and Philip Stahl, Ph
high conflict divorce, Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq., and Philip Stahl
conflict divorce, Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq., and Philip Stahl, Ph.D..
With more than 175 years of combined legal experience focused
on divorce and family law issues, we have the experience to navigate the flare ups often caused by a
High Conflict Personality spouse while also protecting your best interests.
Numerous studies have shown that a
high conflict divorce involving children not only leaves its mark
on the children, but also the grandchildren, great - grandchildren, etc..
The New Ways for Families ® (NWFF) method is a short - term structured parenting skills program designed to reduce the impact of
conflict on the children in potentially
high -
conflict separation and
divorce cases.
Based
on the findings of this study, therefore, except in the minority of
high -
conflict marriages it is better for the children if their parents stay together and work out their problems than if they
divorce.6 [Sources]
Although going through
divorce often brings out the worst side of a person's personality, if you are married to someone with a
high conflict personality, even small things you are trying to negotiate about can quickly escalate into an
on - going struggle for power and control.
If you are searching for answers, advice or information
on navigating your
high conflict divorce or a recent upset in your family life, Dr. Sue Cornbluth can help!
Elena has presented at numerous venues
on topics such as custody evaluation and mediation, parenting plans, alternatives to court, guiding children through
high conflict divorces, managing negotiations,
conflict resolution, and ethics.
Issues concerning parental alienation,
high conflict divorce, psychological issues in custody cases, collaborative and cooperative
divorce, and trends toward shared parenting will be just a few of the subjects that I plan to focus
on for 2010.
The key to a healthy
divorce in many cases is the Cooperative Divorce or a divorce that avoids the high conflict of «out of control divorce,» and focuses on the emotional and financial wellbeing of the parties and the ch
divorce in many cases is the Cooperative
Divorce or a divorce that avoids the high conflict of «out of control divorce,» and focuses on the emotional and financial wellbeing of the parties and the ch
Divorce or a
divorce that avoids the high conflict of «out of control divorce,» and focuses on the emotional and financial wellbeing of the parties and the ch
divorce that avoids the
high conflict of «out of control
divorce,» and focuses on the emotional and financial wellbeing of the parties and the ch
divorce,» and focuses
on the emotional and financial wellbeing of the parties and the children.
Bill is a former clinician, who turned to the practice of family law in San Diego where he developed his cutting edge perspectives
on divorce and
high conflict personalities.
I work with all kinds of couples from premarital work to
high conflict couples
on the brink of
divorce.
Finally, she offers advice
on how to recover after a long, painful
divorce process with a
high -
conflict ex-spouse.
One is a primer
on the personalities that become involved in
High -
Conflict Divorce, along with an excellent summary for both the professional and non-professional.
I tend to work with
high conflict couples, or couples that are
on their last hope before
divorcing.
My practice focuses
on difficult, complex and sometimes
high conflict divorces with a child custody component.
On the other hand, I'm saddened to say that child abuse and child alienation continue as significant problems for today's children, including in
high -
conflict separations and
divorces.
Most of the posts
on my Illinois
Divorce Lawyer Blog concern important topics such as High Conflict Divorce, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders in Divorce and Child Custody, or subjects involving complex financial issues in d
Divorce Lawyer Blog concern important topics such as
High Conflict Divorce, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders in Divorce and Child Custody, or subjects involving complex financial issues in d
Divorce, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders in
Divorce and Child Custody, or subjects involving complex financial issues in d
Divorce and Child Custody, or subjects involving complex financial issues in
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Based
on the findings of this study, therefore, except in the minority of
high -
conflict marriages it is better for the children if their parents stay together and work out their problems than if they
divorce.7
In examining the negative impacts
on children more closely, the study discovered that it was only the children in very
high conflict homes who benefited from the
conflict removal that
divorce may bring.
New Ways Parent - Child Counseling (Step 2 of New Ways for Families Counselling method) is based
on a similar concept of focusing
on parent - child interaction, rather than the prevailing Family Court method with
high -
conflict divorce families — namely giving the child a separate child therapist and giving one or both parents their own individual therapists.
Specifically, her background includes domestic mediation, separation and
divorce, marital property and tax liability, domestic violence,
high conflict, gay and lesbian partnerships, bankruptcy, religious annulment, parental rights, grandparents» rights, adoption, cognitive - psychological - social child development, parenting plans, religious faith and doctrine
on marriage, adultery, adult grief and traumatic incident reduction, guardianship, estates and trusts, real estate and personal property asset division, estate planning, end of life issues, elder care decision - making, and closely held family business and partnership disputes.
However, it does not focus
on the needs and problem areas of
high -
conflict parents in separation and
divorce (20 - 30 % of parents), who are not seeking objective information, are highly defensive and are unable to reflect
on their own behavior.
New Ways for Families ® is a structured parenting skills method intended to reduce the impact of
conflict on the children in potentially
high -
conflict divorce and separation cases.
Bill joins us to discuss what you need to look for when choosing an attorney, with specific emphasis
on the
high -
conflict divorce & custody dispute.