When parents divorce, most of them eventually put aside their hostilities toward the other and settle into a (more-or-less) cooperative co-parenting arrangement. But sometimes, they don’t. When a parent remains bitter, hostile and aggrieved long after a divorce is...
Parental alienation
Is your ex alienating you from your child?
When the marriage is no longer tenable and both parties agree to divorce, one of the subjects the court will handle with utmost seriousness is the children’s post-divorce living arrangements. Most often, the court will prefer an arrangement where a co-parenting plan...
What parental alienation is and how it affects children
Some divorcing couples may be able to handle changes for themselves and their children. Other couples may have a more difficult time with the changes and their emotions. For some of these families, the children may be the ones to suffer. What parental alienation looks...
How does parental alienation happen?
One of the worst things that can happen to a parent after a divorce is to be alienated from the children. This process can ruin relationships in ways that the children do not even understand. The goal for parents after splitting up should be to work together to...