A family safety campaigner has described the impact of parental alienating behaviours as a mental health "endemic". Parental alienating behaviour is a term used to describe a parent who shows negative ...

Linzi Bull, a Partner and Head of Modern Families at Penningtons Manches Cooper, looks in detail at the new guidance from the Family Justice Council and whether it is likely to address the issues ...

Family courts in England and Wales should give more weight to allegations of domestic abuse than to claims of "parental alienation", according to new guidance. When parents have separated, and are ...

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A solicitor claims the legal system is "harming" children whose parents are splitting up due to the length of time it is taking to rule on access arrangements. Shalaleh Barlow, who is based in Essex, ...