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Judges should avoid ‘parental alienation’ term, report suggests
Parental alienation is a “highly controversial” concept and the use of the term in Irish legal settings should be treated with serious caution, researchers have said. Though the term is being used increasingly often by Irish judges, they “do not appear to use an agreed definition of [parental alienation] and this is also seen internationally”, […]
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Claims for Parental Alienation in Ireland
Parental Alienation is a term used to describe a situation where one parent deliberately undermines the relationship between the other parent and their child during or after a matrimonial dispute. Parental Alienation can cause long-lasting harm to both the parent who is being alienated and the child who is being affected. In Ireland, it is […]
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Co Down woman on climbing Africa’s tallest peak to highlight parental alienation
A Co Down woman has opened up about the long and painful journey from her couch to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro for a cause close to her heart. Gemma Weir, from Donaghadee, has just climbed Africa’s highest mountain to raise money for a parental alienation charity, something she deals with every day. The mammoth trek was […]
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Claire Edgar discusses parental alienation at Safeguarding Board NI event
Francis Hanna & Co’s family law partner Claire Edgar presented a talk at the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland event last week entitled “Refusing Contact and Parental Alienation”.
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Why some judges can’t accept parental alienation
The concept of parental alienation is recognised in psychiatric textbooks yet some judges have still to accept its validity.
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Shocking: Parental alienation – the stark reality of poisonous parents
The issue of parental alienation has been gaining public awareness for a number of years as more and more cases come before the courts.
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