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“It really seems pretty obvious.” – BBC radio presenter on parental alienation as child abuse

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Dr. Richard A. Warshak

BBC’s award-winning radio commentator, Jane Garvey, talked to Sarah Parsons, Principal Social Worker at Cafcass, and to Joanna Abrahams, a solicitor who specializes in cases of parental alienation. Regarding the recent Cafcass statement that parental alienation is child abuse, Garvey … Continue reading →

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UK Agency Denounces Parental Alienation As Child Abuse

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Dr. Richard A. Warshak

Behavior by one divorced parent that attempts to undermine a child’s relationship with the other parent—what I call “divorce poison”—has been denounced as child abuse by the chief executive of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) … Continue reading →

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Children Don’t Always Say What They Need

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Dr. Richard A. Warshak

When training judges about parental alienation cases I emphasize that a child’s stated wishes may be a poor index of the child’s best interests. Children do not always want what is best for them. What they say they want is … Continue reading →

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