A Call for Hope and Healing Parental alienation is a manifestation of narcissistic abuse. It is rooted in self-absorption. It is effected with lies, manipulation, and deception. It is greedy, dishonest, and viscous. Real love doesn’t force a child to reject one parent in favor of the other. It isn’t self-serving, it doesn’t require deception, […]
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The Myth Of The Absent Parent Do legitimate deadbeat parents exist? Yup, of course they do, and while we don’t understand that, we’re not denying the problem. Both parental alienation and child abandonment are stories of selfishness, greed, and cruelty, and our hope is that you’ve come to understand that what you’ve been led to […]
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The Growing Problem Of False Allegations Of Abuse It is true that family court proceedings do uncover instances of systematic physical or sexual abuse against children, and for that, we can all be thankful. However, studies also show that, depending on jurisdiction, around 30-50% of abuse allegations made during high-conflict custody disputes turn out to […]
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The Predatory Family Court Environment The long-term effects of parental alienation on children are well documented. Studies have shown that adult children who endured parent alienation suffer low self-esteem, self-hatred, abandonment issues, lack of trust, depression, and are more likely to have substance abuse or addictions. As young adults, many lose the capacity to give […]
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Parental Alienation Strategies There are two primary strategies (typically used in conjunction with each other) that alienators employ to punish and erase the other parent. The first strategy involves the manipulation of the legal system (we’ll get to this later), and the second involves the direct psychological manipulation of the child. Psychological research reveals that […]
Continue reading "Parental Alienation Strategies"Last year, I was having a discussion with a woman I know who was having an on-going custody and child support dispute with the father of her children. Just to lay the groundwork, the father gets 4 hours visitation on Sunday afternoons every two weeks and, he gets to walk his child from her mother’s […]
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I was reminded of the thought expressed in the title to this post the other day, which provoked me to update some older posts that decomposed and explained Title IV-D bonuses and incentives to states (Federal Title IV-D funds are bonuses and incentives paid to states for maximizing, collecting, enforcing, and administering child support payments). […]
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Recently, I was updating our breakdown of Title IV-D incentive payments to states, and I came across this little gem in a 2012 budget request from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families for title IV-D funding. This is on page 278 (source https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/olab/cse.pdf): “Child Support and Fatherhood Initiative […]
Continue reading "Apparently, Noncustodial Parents Need To Be Encouraged To “Visit” With Their Children."Note: This is an updated consolidation of two posts made in August/September 2012. Way back in 2012, we were having a discussion where I was asserting that states can receive anywhere from $1 to $2 in Federal subsidy payments for every dollar they collect and administer in child support payments. And it was during this […]
Continue reading "Family Law Reform: The Ugly Truth About Why States Don’t Want The Presumption Of 50/50 Parenting After Divorce"Is shared parenting legislation a win? Sadly, probably not. In truth, it’s mostly political deception intended to manufacture the appearance of change, when in fact, there is nothing that is substantively different from existing law. To test for yourself if this statement is true, ask yourself a few questions about your proposed or existing shared […]
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