We've all seen or heard about bitter custody battles where children get caught in the middle. Many studies have demonstrated that children who have contact with two loving parents during and after ...

A family safety campaigner has described the impact of parental alienating behaviours as a mental health "endemic". Parental alienating behaviour is a term used to describe a parent who shows negative ...

I write frequently about the importance of each parent fostering a relationship with their co-parent. Courts have consistently ruled that one of the most important factors in determining which parent ...

Divorced parents and step-parents recounted personal horror stories Tuesday during testimony on a Republican-sponsored bill ...

THIS time of year can seem kind of magical. Everyone wrapped up, little eyes shimmering taking in the lights walking up Grafton Street. The magic of Santa in the air. I love this time of year. There ...

What children of divorce want most and need most is to maintain strong and healthy relationships with both of their parents. Children have an innate desire to love, and be loved, by their mother and ...

Like most other grandparents around the country, John and his wife, Anne, can’t see their grandchildren during the Covid-19 shutdown. But for them the pain of separation started long before the ...

Parental alienation is when one parent manipulates the child into distancing themselves from the other parent. But does this ...

Professionals working in family law and child protection have welcomed a public consultation on the issue of parental alienation. The term generally describes a situation where one parent wrongfully ...

A parent who, following the breakdown of a relationship, attempts to turn their child or children against the other parent should be prosecuted, a support group has said. The Parental Alienation ...