(Translated from Italian) This unscientific theory has also spread in Italy, causing damage to the system of family courts and family homes; the children are losing out now. The UN organized a conference focused on combating parental alienation and its serious effects on the protection of children and respect for gender equality. Meanwhile, President Biden signed the Kayden Act Wednesday, aimed … [Read more...]
The Failure of French Justice in the Face of Child Victims of Sexual Violence
(Translated from French) Child victims of sexual assault suffer from a denial of protection due to the increasingly frequent use, particularly in the French judicial system, of anti-victim speeches using the concept of the “parental alienation syndrome”. Many personalities are asking that “Parliament take up this need for protection”. Read more here. … [Read more...]
The Facilitating System of the Family Court
Essay by Grant Wyeth Earlier this month I made a presentation at a conference, organised by the University of California, Irvine’s Initiative To End Family Violence, in conjunction with California Protective Parents. In my presentation I made some brief points about what can be called the “Facilitating System” in and around family courts that I think could do with some elaboration. These are the … [Read more...]
They Took Her Children Away – Accused of ‘parental alienation,’ mother separated from daughters for five years
When Starr Jones* tells her story, people can’t believe this is happening in Minnesota. They can’t believe that the dad was investigated by child protection when their first daughter was an infant for harming her, but ended up with sole legal and physical custody. They can’t believe the girls were taken away when Starr has never laid a hand on either girl, been in alcohol or drug treatment, or … [Read more...]
How the Dismissed Theory of “Parental Alienation” Continues to Put Children in Danger
Concerns about the 'alienation plague' that has infected family courts in the United States since the mid-1980's are rapidly spreading across the world as there is a lot of money to be made in these cases. This article from New Zealand about the dangers of alienation in family court decision-making highlights the fact that “parental alienation syndrome” has long-since been dismissed as a theory … [Read more...]