Educate yourself as much as possible. Educate your ex and his/her as much as possible about how harmful these behaviors are to children. Sometimes, specially during acrimonious divorce or separation, parents forget to put their kids first, and may confuse what they want or need with what is best for their children. Not to many people want to harm their children, which is why educating them and making them and their family and friends of the damages of Parental Alienation on children is so important.
There are lots of things you can do personally to help stop parental alienation, including documenting every instance of alienation and asking for very specific child custody court orders to eliminate wrongful behavior. A sample of the orders to ask for are: · Neither parent will make or allow others to make negative or disparaging comments about the other parent, or the other parent's past or present relationships, family, or friends within hearing distance of the children. · Each parent shall encourage and see that the children exercise their time with the other parent. Children shall exercise their time with each parent regardless of the circumstances, unless the children are ill and have a Doctor's Note to that effect. · Therapy shall commence immediately for the children and the parents to assist in understanding parental alienation and its detrimental impact upon children. It is important to take action right away. Read what you can about parental alienation so that you can be prepared to stop it. Check the internet for sources of information.
It's called Alienation of Affection, and most states have abolished the law.
Probably not. But if that parent was ordered to pay child support and is not doing so, then they can be sued for that.
In Missouri, parental alienation is not explicitly defined in state law, but it can be a factor in custody disputes. Courts prioritize the best interests of the child, and if one parent is found to be alienating the child from the other parent, it can negatively impact their custody arrangements. Judges may consider evidence of parental alienation when making decisions regarding visitation and custody to ensure a child's relationship with both parents is maintained. Additionally, Missouri law allows for modifications to custody orders if alienation is proven to affect the child's welfare.
Talk to the guardian ad litem, but it is often evidence of parental alienation syndrome.
Go back to the custodial court. Most custody orders and visitation orders etc have a provision against alienation of the child against the other parent.
Parental Alienation
It's a sign of parental alienation syndromesee links
Yes, however it could be viewed as a sign of Parental Alienation Syndrome. which the child may not realize they have as a primary parent can be very good as manipulating how they think about the other parent.
They have an opinion, which could be a sign of parental alienation, or just being a teenager not wanting to be told what to do. see link
NJ does not allow alienation of affection lawsuits.
Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) has been defined as a pathological medical syndrome manifested by a child's unjustifiable "campaign of denigration against a parent" that results from the "programming (brainwashing) parent's indoctrinations and the child's own contributions to the vilification of the target parent." It is a highly controversial and contested theory. The syndrome is not listed in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) as a psychiatric disorder and is not recognized as a valid medical syndrome by the American Medical Association, or the American Psychological Association.