| Richard Gardner first coined the term
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| | Alienating parents can use many different
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| "Parental Alienation Syndrome" in 1985,
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| | tactics to damage their child's view of
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| but the basic concept had been recognized
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| | his or her mother or father. They may
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| and given other names by many
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| | ignore custody arrangements and encourage
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| psychologists and professionals who work
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| | the child to do the same. They may
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| with divorcing families. PAS is an all
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| | similarly dismiss rules or guidelines set
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| too common problem when couples are
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| | down by the alienated parent. They may
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| unhappy, in the process of divorcing,
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| | threaten the child with some kind of
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| during a remarriage and during other
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| | consequence for contacting or spending
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| times of family upheaval.
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| | time with their mother or father. They
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| PAS occurs when one parent consistently
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| | may even encourage the child to insult,
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| insults, belittles and denigrates the
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| | aggravate or file false charges against
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| other parent in front of the couple's
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| | the alienated parent.
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| children. It can also mean one parent
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| | PAS is not officially recognized as a
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| treating an ex-spouse's new partner or
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| | mental disorder by the American
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| spouse in the same way. The parent who is
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| | Psychological Association. But it has
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| doing the rumor-spreading and insulting
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| | been taken into account by judges during
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| is known as the alienating parent. The
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| | child custody disputes. Other judges,
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| parent who is receiving this unfair and
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| | however, have declined to consider it,
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| hurtful treatment is known as the
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| | citing a lack of empirical evidence.
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| alienated parent.
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| | There is also a concern that claims of
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| The goal of the alienating parent is to
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| | PAS can be misused by abusive parents
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| destroy their child's relationship with
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| | whose exes are right to keep their
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| the alienated parent. Over time, the
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| | children away from them. This creates a
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| child's view of the alienated parent can
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| | complicated psychological and legal
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| be severely affected. They may disrespect
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| | controversy. Some people do use their
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| or disregard their mother or father, and
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| | children against their spouses or exes,
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| may eventually come to loathe them and
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| | and this should not be overlooked during
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| want them out of the child's life
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| | divorce proceedings. However, judges
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| completely. PAS is basically using one's
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| | should be careful not to be taken in by
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| child as a weapon to hurt one's current
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| | false claims of abuse.
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| or former partner. It is form of child
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| | For more information about child custody
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| abuse, and can have long-lasting
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| | disputes and family law, contact Boca
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| psychological effects on both the child
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| | Raton divorce attorneys Eric Klein and
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| and the person he or she has been
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| | associates.
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| alienated from.
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