Despite affecting millions of families around the world, parental alienation has been largely
unacknowledged or denied by legal and health professionals as a form of family violence …

Abstract Theory and research have described developmental processes leading to
damaged parent–child relationships, such as those that occur during a divorce. However …

The concept of parental alienation (PA) has expanded in popular usage at the same time
that it remains mired in controversy about its scientific integrity and its use as a legal strategy …

Family court and abuse professionals have long been polarized over the use of parental
alienation claims to discredit a mother alleging that the father has been abusive or is unsafe …

This article analyzes rhetorical strategies that are often used to legitimize classifying
children's parent rejection as “alienation,” conceived as a mental disorder or diagnosis. Use …

Parental alienation (rejection of a parent without legitimate justification) and realistic
estrangement (rejection of a parent for a good reason) are generally accepted concepts …

Allegations that a parent has manipulated a child to turn against the other parent raise
complex issues challenging child custody evaluators, expert witnesses, and courts. A key …

This article presents findings and recommendations based on an in-depth examination of
records from 27 custody cases from across the United States. The goal of this case series …

This article examines the current state of research on parental alienation, which reveals that
alienation is far more common and debilitating for children and parents than was previously …

Courts have been dealing with alienating behaviors in high conflict family litigation for
hundreds of years. Experts in the behavioral sciences have been writing about mothers and …