Category Archives: The Families
Valentine’s Day in Romania: A success story
Through the international network PASG, Catalin Bogdan has shared a remarkable success story with Parental Alienation (PA) cases in Romania’s family courts . How did they do it? Years of sustained ground work along with some help from Wikipedia. In the case report below, it
Valentine’s Day in Romania: A success story
Through the international network PASG, Catalin Bogdan has shared a remarkable success story with Parental Alienation (PA) cases in Romania’s family courts . How did they do it? Years of sustained ground work along with some help from Wikipedia. In the case report below, it
Parental and cult alienation: Les Linet MD and the new Star Wars
2016 has opened up some fresh roads for future blogging here. Before we head down a particularly exciting wide avenue, here’s a short lively pointer to where we’re going. Meet … Harrison Ford and … the prolific Les Linet MD and his online work, and
Parental and cult alienation: Les Linet MD and the new Star Wars
2016 has opened up some fresh roads for future blogging here. Before we head down a particularly exciting wide avenue, here’s a short lively pointer to where we’re going. Meet … Harrison Ford and … the prolific Les Linet MD and his online work, and
The Remarkable Ryan Thomas
Ryan Thomas is a grown up child of Alienation. Triggered by chance by what a work colleague said, he realised as an adult what had been happening. Eventually he reconnected with his Dad. Ryan has now created a goldmine of online resources. He is
The Remarkable Ryan Thomas
Ryan Thomas is a grown up child of Alienation. Triggered by chance by what a work colleague said, he realised as an adult what had been happening. Eventually he reconnected with his Dad. Ryan has now created a goldmine of online resources. He is
Being wise about the voice of children
New research on what children think of their parents’ separating has been published. Some time later, the kids say: Don’t stay together if you’re unhappy. They say: Include us but not in the crossfire. They say: We don’t want to choose. A new
Being wise about the voice of children
New research on what children think of their parents’ separating has been published. Some time later, the kids say: Don’t stay together if you’re unhappy. They say: Include us but not in the crossfire. They say: We don’t want to choose. A new
Creating an informal proactive court … Mediation with knobs on!
I was once a community-based child psychiatrist in a friendly multi-disciplinary team here in NHS Lanarkshire. Sadly few Scottish services took seriously enough the needs of children and families engaged in the stress of family law and courts after separating. But what
Creating an informal proactive court … Mediation with knobs on!
I was once a community-based child psychiatrist in a friendly multi-disciplinary team here in NHS Lanarkshire. Sadly few Scottish services took seriously enough the needs of children and families engaged in the stress of family law and courts after separating. But what
A Tardis of a textbook on PA
Dr Wilfrid von Boch-Galhau’s book on Parental Alienation (2013) is now available to buy online in its English translation. Dr Who? No … Dr von Boch-Galhau! But like Dr Who’s time-travelling police box Tardis, this book is much bigger on
A Tardis of a textbook on PA
Dr Wilfrid von Boch-Galhau’s book on Parental Alienation (2013) is now available to buy online in its English translation. Dr Who? No … Dr von Boch-Galhau! But like Dr Who’s time-travelling police box Tardis, this book is much bigger on
Scots appeal wins with child-focused thinking
Earlier this summer, a master-class of careful child-focused thinking went into a successful appeal against a sheriff ruling in a family court hearing. A sheriff is a Scottish judge. The full report of Lord Eassie’s Inner House Court of Session
Scots appeal wins with child-focused thinking
Earlier this summer, a master-class of careful child-focused thinking went into a successful appeal against a sheriff ruling in a family court hearing. A sheriff is a Scottish judge. The full report of Lord Eassie’s Inner House Court of Session
Finding experts: Brian Ludmer
In a recent blog post, Karen Woodall features the globe-trotting but Toronto-based family lawyer, Brian Ludmer. You can hear him and his careful, experienced thinking in two in-depth radio blog discussions recorded in January 2012 – a radio blog discussion with Brian, Jill Egizii and Judge Michele Lowrance which was continued
Finding experts: Brian Ludmer
In a recent blog post, Karen Woodall features the globe-trotting but Toronto-based family lawyer, Brian Ludmer. You can hear him and his careful, experienced thinking in two in-depth radio blog discussions recorded in January 2012 – a radio blog discussion with Brian, Jill Egizii and Judge Michele Lowrance which was continued
Rewind’s torn-up letters (with subtitles)
Recently we blogged about making more of the Dutch film “Rewind”. The clip ended with the children writing a letter to the judge. Here is a clip that we showed before. Again it’s about letters – the mother’s to her distant children. This time we can give
Rewind’s torn-up letters (with subtitles)
Recently we blogged about making more of the Dutch film “Rewind”. The clip ended with the children writing a letter to the judge. Here is a clip that we showed before. Again it’s about letters – the mother’s to her distant children. This time we can give
Rewind: Make more of this wonderful film
We featured one scene from a Dutch TV documentary before – The two truths of torn up letters. There is an (as yet) unpublished English-subtitled version called: Rewind. We must find ways to make much more of it. The full story plainly underlines several key lessons
Rewind: Make more of this wonderful film
We featured one scene from a Dutch TV documentary before – The two truths of torn up letters. There is an (as yet) unpublished English-subtitled version called: Rewind. We must find ways to make much more of it. The full story plainly underlines several key lessons
Climbing the mountain: 4. Enduring cases
To do justice to Climbing such a huge mountain as high conflict family separation of all kinds we are taking the the whole thing in sections. After Introduction, Before court, and In court, we’re up to Part 4 (of 9). As usual, this is work
Climbing the mountain: 4. Enduring cases
To do justice to Climbing such a huge mountain as high conflict family separation of all kinds we are taking the the whole thing in sections. After Introduction, Before court, and In court, we’re up to Part 4 (of 9). As usual, this is work
Pairing up Abduction and Alienation
What’s the difference between Parental Child Abduction and Parental Child Alienation? Not a lot. Recently looking at cults and hostage-taking, we saw how close Abduction and Alienation were. Abduction is a quick way to do the same as Alienation does slowly.
Pairing up Abduction and Alienation
What’s the difference between Parental Child Abduction and Parental Child Alienation? Not a lot. Recently looking at cults and hostage-taking, we saw how close Abduction and Alienation were. Abduction is a quick way to do the same as Alienation does slowly.