GREENSBORO, North Carolina — When you say, "I Do," you don't promise to sue. Yet, it's a reality for couples whose marriages aren't happily ever after...and who happen to live in North Carolina. There ...

Parent alienation —when one parent, consciously or unconsciously, influences the child to reject the other—is a serious issue that can have long-lasting effects on children and their relationships ...

Parental alienation occurs when a child refuses to have a relationship with a parent due to manipulation, such as the conveying of exaggerated or false information, by the other parent. The situation ...

Divorce is hard enough on children, but what if one parent tries to damage a child’s relationship with the other parent by saying untrue things and, in some severe cases, brainwashing the child. It’s ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Parental alienation occurs when one parent turns a child against the other parent. The alienation process generally begins with the alienator gradually instilling in the child negative views of the ...

Zoe Rathus is affiliated informally with other scholars and practitioners researching the issue of the use of parental alienation in a range of countries. She has a forthcoming article in a Special ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Barbara Bradley Hagerty, a contributor for The Atlantic, about parental alienation, which can happen when one parent uses a child to get back at the other parent.

How can I recognize if my co-parent will engage in Parental Alienation? A parent who exhibits signs of a personality disorder such as extreme narcissism, borderline personality disorder, and ...

The concept of parental alienation was first put forth by Dr. Richard Gardner in 1985. Parental alienation primarily occurs during a high-conflict divorce in which the child identifies strongly with ...