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It is important to deal with Parental Alienation Issues Urgently
BC child custody lawyers need to be aware of the the continuum of parental alienation and parental alienation syndrome that can include, alienation, estrangement and enmeshment. As Vancouver BC child custody lawyers we are aware of the following indicators of PAS:
“In another study ( defining the strategies of alienating parents ), Baker and
Darnell ( 2006 ) identify as many as 1,300 actions, categorized into 66 strategies.
These strategies are summarized into seven groups, plus a catch-all
miscellaneous group:
1. Badmouthing ( e.g. qualities, portrayed as dangerous, mean, abandoning;
using the rejected parent’s first name with the child instead of ” Mom or Dad “,
etc);
2. Limiting / interfering with parenting time ( e.g., moving away, arranging
activities during scheduled time with rejected parent, calling during contact,
giving child ” choice ” about whether to have contact, etc.);
3. Limiting / interfering with mail or phone contact ( blocking, intercepting, or
monitoring calls and mail, etc.);
4. Limiting / interfering with symbolic contact ( limiting mentioning, no photographs,
having child call someone else ” Mom ” or ” Dad “; changing child’s name, etc.);
5. Interfering with information ( e.g., refusing to communicate, using child as
messenger not giving important school and medical information, etc.);
6. Emotional manipulation ( e.g., withdrawing love, inducing guilt, interrogating child,
forcing child to choose/express loyalty or reject, rewarding for rejection, etc.);
7. Unhealthy alliance ( e.g., fostering dependency, child having to spy, keep secrets,
etc);
8. Miscellaneous ( e.g., badmouthing to friends, teachers, doctors, interfering with
the child’s counlsling , creating conflict between child and rejected parent, etc.). ”
If you suspect any of the above criteria are part of your child custody case or you are unfairly being accused of alienating a child call us immediately at 1-877-602-9900.
Hello Lorne
Do you represent Mothers and if so…do you get positive results for mothers or your suceess is reserve to fathers?
Hello,
I am the grand mother of three children now ages 10, 13 and 15. For the first ten year I was very involved with them. The parents have now been separated/divorced for 5 years.
The alienation of me and each other has been very severe. I would like to see the children get professional treatment, and the parents made to realize the consequences of their actions on their children, to each other and to myself.
I believe it is now too late to try to get grandparent rights as it would do more harm than good to the children.
Where do I start? I do not want to traumatize the children further.
Joyce
Hi there I just have a question regarding abandonment laws in British Coluimbia. I have been with my fiance for two years now, we have two children, one we have together and my 3 year old step child (whom he had previously) We want for me to legally adopt the child as I am the only mother he has known since he was a year old. My fiance has had sole custody since the child was 5 weeks old. For the 1st year the biological mother had a weekly supervised visit for 2 hours a week, since then she has cut off all of her supervised access on her own accord and has neglected to have ANY contact with the child for 18 months now. Does she still need to sign over her parental rights? If she does we have no way of getting a hold of her and have no idea where she may be living now. Do the child abandonment laws come into effect now? We are ready and looking to move forward with the adoption now but are looking for some advice before we do.