The boy is called X. He's 16, caught, like many children of divorce, between a warring father and mother. Except that over the course of the past five years, X hasn't just been a victim of the battle ...

Keeping Children Safe Act, intended to improve how courts address family violence during divorce, custody proceedings ...

Frequently I will get an e-mail or call from a targeted parent asking me which of my books and writings do I think they should share with their alienated child, as a means of enlightening that child ...

Parental alienation is an extreme and serious phenomenon, far beyond the casual, random sniping parents indulge in that is so common in custody cases. While parental alienation has always existed, ...

When adult children go "no contact," it’s rarely sudden. Understanding that distance is often about safety may help parents ...

When it comes to children's welfare, we cannot randomly decide who receives help, versus those in a no-treatment control group. Instead, we compare children before and after receiving help. Children ...

Prevention of the disintegration of families is such an important goal that judges, traditionally cautious, practical, and careful, can be enlisted to actively try to reverse the effects of a family's ...

A recent decision published in the New York Law Journal, J.F. v. D.F., 61 Misc.3d 1226(A), 2018 N.Y.Slip. Op. 51829(U), by Judge Richard A. Dollinger, provided a thorough analysis of the concept of ...

The Keeping Children Safe Act will better protect survivors of abuse, including addressing the problematic legal tactic of claiming ‘parental alienation’ ...