We are all familiar with the horror stories of children being kidnapped by strangers, but the truth is that most child abductions are committed by someone the child knows, typically a parent. This scenario often comes up in the context of a custody battle between...
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Do personality disorders lead to parental alienation?
There are a lot of factors that contribute to parental alienation. A false belief that the other parent poses a threat to the child, a disdain for the other parent and mental health issues can all play a role. However, those aren’t the only issues that can lead to...
Who is likely to engage in parental alienation?
By now, many people have heard of parental alienation syndrome, which is behaviors or strategies that one parent uses against another to turn a child against them. Although parental alienation syndrome is common, it does not happen in every custody case, even those...