Social Media Ideas for Parental Alienation

Denying ​parental ​alienation ​is one of the greatest unrecognised failures in modern family justice

A series of articles ​we are publish​ing in TCW over the next two weeks, of which Melanie Gill’s is the first, challenges one of the most powerful orthodoxies currently shaping fam...

Children’s family bonds wiped out in the name of protection

This is the latest in a series of articles we are publishing in TCW designed to challenge one of the most powerful orthodoxies shaping family justice across the Western world, an o...

Clinical Observations from an Estrangement Clinician: Observation #4

I am an estrangement clinician primarily working with parents who are estranged from their adult sons and/or daughters.  Estrangement is a unique phenomenon requiring a specialized...

Det ble kraftige reaksjoner da han skrev om svartmaling og manipulering av eksen. Nå svarer psykologen.

Når barn i skilte familier ikke vil ha kontakt med den ene forelderen, kan det skyldes mange ulike forhold.

How under-qualified judges punish good parents

This is part of a series of articles we are publishing in TCW designed to challenge one of the most powerful orthodoxies shaping family justice across the Western world, an orthodo...

Woman calls out former in-laws for allegedly taking her child and refusing to let her see her

A mother has accused her former in-laws of taking custody of her special needs child and refusing to let her see her

The day my daughter ran back to me

I AM on the losing side of a brutal, seemingly endless divorce. I am also suffering parental alienation, which means my two beautiful daughters are suffering it too. That pain is g...

The false allegations against fathers that made me quit my police work

This is the latest in a series of articles we are publishing in TCW designed to challenge one of the most powerful orthodoxies shaping family justice across the Western world, an o...

Illinois Custody Dispute: When a Vacation With a Child Becomes a Move

When a parent travels with a child under the auspices of a “vacation” only to have announced that the parent and the children now live in another state. This scenario is sometimes...

When Co-Parenting Falls Apart: What I Wish I’d Known About Protecting My Kids Through Divorce

Experiencing Verbal and Emotional Abuse as an Adult Child

Interactions with a parent leave you doubting yourself, feeling guilty, anxious, or emotionally drained. Verbal and emotional abuse may be present. Learn how to reclaim your voice.

Umgangsrecht endet dort, wo für Kinder oder Eltern Gefahr droht

Eltern haben nach einer Trennung nicht automatisch unbegrenzten Kontakt zum Kind. Gerichte können das Umgangsrecht zum Schutz des Kindes stark einschränken oder sogar ausschließen.

When experts become targets: How fear is silencing family court professionals

This is part of a series of articles we are publishing in TCW designed to challenge one of the most powerful orthodoxies shaping family justice across the Western world, an orthodo...

Parent and child – Court refuses to order children returned to father in Paraguay

Although mother is wrongfully retaining the parties’ two minor children in the United States, she has established, by clear and convincing evidence, that there is a grave risk that...

The ‘no-contact’ epidemic: Why so many adult children are cutting off their parents

The “no-contact" trend has exploded in recent years. Popularized primarily on social media, it refers to adult children deliberately cutting off all communication with their parent...

Does the family court system truly understand the children whose lives it is changing?

This is the second in a series of articles we are publishing in TCW over the next two weeks designed to challenge one of the most powerful orthodoxies shaping family justice across...

Becoming an Ally to Stepchildren

Stepchildren feel more supported and are more connected to stepparents who are on their side. Being an ally shows stepchildren that they matter to the stepparent.

Parent Disapproval Destroys Childhood Best Friendships

While maternal disapproval is highly effective at destroying childhood best friendships, it carries devastating hidden costs. By tracking 394 public-school students, investigators...

Narcissist : False Allegations From False Memories

  . False memories of childhood abuse represent one of psychology’s most contentious topics, often called the memory wars of the 1980s and 1990s and beyond. These involve individua...

Termination of Parental Rights – Tneffective Assistance of Counsel

Kevin’s daughter, Kylie, was removed from her parents’ care as an infant in 2020 and remained in foster care throughout subsequent legal proceedings pertaining to Kevin’s parental...

What children have taught me about family break-up

This is part of a series of articles we are publishing in TCW designed to challenge one of the most powerful orthodoxies shaping family justice across the Western world, an orthodo...

Unfit Parent Claim Can Restrict Visits

Illinois law presumes that both parties in a divorce are fit parents, allowing them an equal right to the allocation of parental responsibilities. The parenting time and decision-m...

Growing number of adult children are cutting off their parents

A growing “no-contact” movement is sweeping across social media and therapy circles, with adult children cutting off communication with their parents at unprecedented rates. Accord...

Americans with Disabilities Act- Termination of parental rights

After A.V.L. was removed from her guardian’s care, DMCW developed a reunification plan tailored to G.L., who had an intellectual disability and mental health diagnoses. The post Am...