Children and parents who have undergone forced separation from each other in the absence of abuse, including cases of parental alienation, are highly subject to post-traumatic stress; thus, ...

In this second installment of our three-part series on parental alienation, we turn our attention to alienated (targeted) and alienating parents. Parental alienation is the “programming” of a child by ...

While adapting to all of the changes that come when parents split, the last thing a child needs is to be put in the middle of the dispute. Parents should always strive to insulate their children from ...

In cases of parental alienation, the alienating parent manipulates the child to reject and disrespect the alienated parent. According to The Parental Alienation Study Group, at least 3.9 million ...

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 ...

Abbey O’Brien, 18, went to the Texas Capitol in May to publicly support lawmakers’ attempt to restrict a type of family therapy a court ordered her to participate in after her parents’ divorce. Her ...

L-R: Elisa Reiter, Daniel Pollack, and Jeffrey Siegel. Courtesy photos Few topics in family law generate more heated debate than parental alienation (PA). For decades, mental health and legal ...

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Tiffanie O'Brien, right, and her daughter, Abbey, in their neighbors home near Lake Austin on Aug. 8, 2025. Both women testified in favor of banning reunification therapy, a form of court-ordered ...