Parental alienation is the psychological manipulation of a child by one parent against the other parent. The term itself is controversial, yet can show up frequently in matters of custody, visitation, ...

When their parents divorced in 2011, Ashton Goff and his little brother lived primarily with their mom. Ashton disliked visiting their dad, Michael D., and Delaware's child-welfare agency found that ...

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 ...

If you are like many other parents, stumbling upon the term “parental alienation” can be a real lightbulb moment. Maybe one night in a desperate attempt to understand what is going on with your ...

Over the past year, Hannah Dreyfus has published a stream of “parent’s worst nightmare” journalism on ProPublica. A recent story featured a Colorado mom, Christine, who lost custody of her young son ...

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Parental alienation is when one parent manipulates the child into distancing themselves from the other parent. But does this leave detectable biological evidence? Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

How the 'junk science' of parental alienation infiltrated American family courts and allowed accused child abusers to win custody of their kids. This story was reported in partnership with the ...

After a breakup, it is not at all uncommon for one parent to manipulate one or more of the former couple's children into distancing themselves from the other parent. This is called "parental ...