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Parental Alienation Cases Must Be Presented Differently: Part Two

3/27/2017

 
As we have written elsewhere, Parental Alienation (PA) cases are different in that the surface appearance is very different than the underlying reality.

This “things are not as they seem” reality is however not always easy to reveal persuasively to the trier of fact. Many of the tools, strategies and tactics used in non-PA type cases are unhelpful or even may be counterproductive. These cases must be approached with this in mind. 
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When Parental Alienation is present, even in its earliest and most incipient forms, the strategies must be different. 

In such cases mediation is rarely effective, since the real driving force behind the alienating parent’s goals are the removal of the other parent, which cannot be put on the negotiating table. Therefore when some settlement is reached on a given issue, another will “pop up” to take its place. 

Whereas largely negotiated or collaborative strategies may be most useful in cases without PA, in these cases, litigation is almost always necessary. In these cases, it is also imperative to expose the inappropriate actions of the alienating parent. That parents' false vilification's of the other parent must be exposed. 

Without this exposure of the alienating parent, the court is almost certain to get the remedy not only wrong, but opposite of what it should be. We have seen this many times. 

Related to this, the alienating parent’s lack of credibility must be exposed via discovery and extensive cross examination. Without this, the court is again likely or almost certain to get it not only wrong, but backwards.

Additionally, in cases were PA is present, GAL’s are typically not only not effective, but actually run the risk of being counterproductive and part of the problem. 

Finally, these cases typically require extensive discovery in order to accomplish the goals of exposing the missteps of the alienating parent as well as their often characterological lack of credibility.

In other words, Parental Alienation must be presented in ways that are not only different, but very nearly opposite strategically. Failure to do so is very likely to predict failure in litigation outcomes.

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Allysen Vallianos
10/23/2017 06:23:46 pm

This article was spot on and lawyers from my personal experience, do more damage than help out, by not following this approach to these types of cases!!

Tess
11/26/2017 01:44:54 pm

Completely agree.

Susan
2/25/2019 03:23:50 am

This is so true. I’m a grandparent and my daughter had her child taken away without any proof of anything it seems that it is so easy to steal a child through the courts and they allow it.

Vn
2/28/2019 04:19:23 am

What if the alienating parent has several.good qualitiesc which can be of benefit to the child (ren), ... AND ...
...
this parent would be devastated if a court ruling as to parental rights & responsibilities (i.e. custody) went against them ?


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    Dr. Bone is an experienced consultant for cases involving Parental Alienation and has spent over 25 years working with high conflict divorce as a therapist, expert witness, mediator, evaluator and consultant, both nationally and internationally. 

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