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Alienation is most easily defined as the complete breakdown of a child's relationship with a parent as a result of a parent's efforts to turn a child against the other parent. Typically, alienation is only a problem when the parents are involved in extremely bitter and heated litigation. Not every case of high conflict litigation involves alienation, but alienation can and does happen. A 1991 study by the American Bar Association found indications of alienation in the majority of 700 high-conflict divorce cases studied over 12 years. | Alienation is most easily defined as the complete breakdown of a child's relationship with a parent as a result of a parent's efforts to turn a child against the other parent. Typically, alienation is only a problem when the parents are involved in extremely bitter and heated litigation. Not every case of high conflict litigation involves alienation, but alienation can and does happen. A 1991 study by the American Bar Association found indications of alienation in the majority of 700 high-conflict divorce cases studied over 12 years. | ||
Intentional alienation of a child against one parent is absolutely wrong and virtually unforgivable. In some circumstances, alienation can amount to child abuse. As J.M. Bone and M.R. Walsh put it in their article "Parental Alienation Syndrome: How to detect it and what to do about it," published in 1999 in the Florida Bar Journal, 73(3): | Intentional alienation of a child against one parent is absolutely wrong and virtually unforgivable. In some circumstances, alienation can amount to child abuse. As J.M. Bone and M.R. Walsh put it in their article "Parental Alienation Syndrome: How to detect it and what to do about it," published in 1999 in the ''Florida Bar Journal'', 73(3): 44–48: | ||
<blockquote>"Any attempt at alienating the children from the other parent should be seen as a direct and willful violation of one of the prime duties of parenthood."</blockquote> | <blockquote>"Any attempt at alienating the children from the other parent should be seen as a direct and willful violation of one of the prime duties of parenthood."</blockquote> | ||
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*making negative comments about the other parent to the child, | *making negative comments about the other parent to the child, | ||
*stating or implying that the child is in danger when with the other parent, | *stating or implying that the child is in danger when with the other parent, | ||
*grilling the child about their activities, meals and living conditions when with the other parent, | *grilling the child about their activities, meals, and living conditions when with the other parent, | ||
*stating or implying that the activities, meals and living conditions offered by the other parent are deficient or problematic, | *stating or implying that the activities, meals, and living conditions offered by the other parent are deficient or problematic, | ||
*setting up activities that the child will enjoy during times when the child is with the other parent, | *setting up activities that the child will enjoy during times when the child is with the other parent, | ||
*telling the child that it's up to them to decide whether to visit the other parent, and/or | *telling the child that it's up to them to decide whether to visit the other parent, and/or | ||