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Working to International Standards of Practice in a UK Setting

karenwoodall's avatarKaren Woodall - Psychotherapist, Writer, Supervisor, Trainer

Following on from recent posts about discussion in the UK around the issue of parental alienation I thought I would share information that we have written recently on working to international standards of practice in cases of parental alienation.

Anyone practising in the field of parental alienation should be aware of the international research which is prolific and which is increasingly being collated and made available. Failing to work to the proven standards of practice in this field is therefore not difficult and it is unethical in my view for anyone who says that they are expert in treating cases of parental alienation to not to be able to demonstrate both their understanding AND their expertise in delivering successful outcomes for children in this field.  And let us be clear, delivering successful outcomes in cases of parental alienation is about helping children to reunite with a rejected parent using the…

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Video: Kinder erleben in Österreich die Hölle

Thanks to PA my children didn’t want to see me any more. Here we have a case of the system not even listening to a child who WANTS to see his absent parent! The childs cries for help are simply being ignored.

This should not happen in a civilised society.

admin Familie Familienrecht- family law austria germany's avatarFamilie & Familienrecht

Ein Kind in Österreich möchte seinen Vater sehen . . .

Richterin hört nicht einmal zu . . .

Tags: Familienrecht – Obsorge – Kindeswohl – Zahlväter – Justizopfer – Kinderrechte – Menschenrechte EGMR Art. 8 EMRK – Menschenrechtsverletzung – PAS Eltern-Kind-Entfremdung – PA parental alienation – Eltern Entfremdung

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Family law: parental alienation

A very interesting article from the UK’s Law Gazette – for practising legal professionals.

 

The courts in England and Wales are slowly becoming exposed to a phenomenon known as ‘parental alienation’. In fact, it is being progressively recognised throughout the courts.

Which is excellent news. The article admits that “There is some way to go”. Judgements are now starting to be passed using the words ‘parental alienation’, albeit in higher courts.

There is obviously a need for trained professionals that can testify in the lower courts, that can recognise PA without the need for the non-residential parent to bankrupt himself in the process paying for expert reports. As I have mentioned before time is of the essence. The longer the PA abuse carries on the more damage there is to repair – by the time the case reaches the higher courts where PA is determined the consequences can be huge – potentially the removal of the child(ren) into the custody of the non-residential parent. The emotional damage to the child(ren) that could have been avoided is significant.

There is a long way to go, and there is no silver bullet. But official acknowledgement that it exists, and that there is a willingness to do something positive to stop it fills me with hope for the future.

I’ll finish with the end of a comment on the article, from a  professional in these matters:

Again, congratulations on your article and your recognition that this is a scourge to be stamped out, in the best interests of the children.

via Family law: parental alienation | Feature | Law Society Gazette

by lostdad

An Open Letter to Cafcass

A very thoughtful post here detailing the effects of parental alienation, and how (in the poster’s case) CAFCASS are not willing to help even though they acknowledge the problem exists, and who the instigator is.

This mirrors my case here in Germany quite closely, and social services Thinking of the children’s wellbeing, support the status quo, because anything else will ‘harm’ the children in their view.

Unfortunately, in all of these cases the harm has been done, and will be exacerbated in the future when the children become adults and realise what has happened.

 

Dear Cafcass, At time of writing I have not seen my three beautiful children for nine and a half months. Since separating, my ex and I have spent in excess of £10,000 between us on legal fees. My aim is to co-parent, my ex’s aim is to keep me away from my children. Immediately after […]

via An Open Letter to Cafcass — Peace Not Pas

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Tory MP calls for strict enforcement of child arrangement orders

Excellent news here in the UK parliament. A couple of weeks ago PA was debated, now we have a private member’s bill being put forward by an engaged tory MP  (and supported by several of her party) to change the law regarding enforcement of child arrangement orders.

Hopefully, it will get to the next stage. If not it is still raising awareness of the issue of PA and parents blocking access of the non-resident parent to the children.

via Tory MP calls for strict enforcement of child arrangement orders – We Are Fathers4Justice – The Official Campaign Organisation

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A Letter from the Ministry of Justice, Now This Is Funny! (It shouldn’t be but it is)

Lee Azevado's avatarLee Serpa Azevado

I recently received a letter from the Minister of State for Justice. This being the result of an appointment at the office of my local MP earlier on in the year. My aim in approaching my local MP was to bring to her attention the injustice in battling parental alienation and seek her help and support.

The resultingletter from the Minister of Justicestarted with a misplaced attempt at reassurance byinforming me”the government recognises that decisions about child arrangements following divorce or separation can be difficult and distressing”. The letter then went on to say “no parent should prevent a child from spending meaningful time with the other parent.”The next farcical comment was “it is unacceptable for either parent to breach a court order.” However, in terms of entertainment value my favourite sentence in the whole letter was “Cafcass practitioners are aware of the potential for children to be influenced by…

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