Fighting False Allegations of Parental Alienation Raised as Defenses to Valid Claims of Abuse
Author: Nancy S. Erickson, J.D., L.L.M., M.A..
Source: Volume 06, Number 01, Summer 2013 , pp.35-78(44)
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Abstract:
Nancy Erickson provides a compendium for challenging the typical allegations made against domestic violence victims by batterers and their attorneys during child custody litigation. She dissects the circular reasoning and gender-biased thinking inherent in charges like “parental alienation,” a legal strategy often used against protective mothers claiming child or intimate partner abuse.Keywords: badmouthing; manipulate the court; child support; Richard Gardner; Malicious Parent Syndrome; target parent; brainwashing; friendly parent concept; civil order of protection; social media; Jennifer Hoult; Appel Meller v. Meller; guardian ad litem
Affiliations:
1: consultant, law professor (ret.).