Parental_Alienation_Counted_Out

Parental Alienation Counted Out Parental Alienation Syndrome is defined as a syndrome where one parent ( usually the custodial parent) alienates the child or children from the other parent. A child psychiatrist organized this syndrome by the name of Richard Gardner. The fact that Parental Alienations Syndrome is used in custody litigations makes it a very controversial issue. The syndrome tends to target one parent and favor the other, sometimes leaving the child in compromising situations. Also, Gardner’s syndrome lacks scientific background and is seen as nothing more than a theory by many other professionals. Parental Alienation Syndrome should not be considered in court custody battles, as it is nothing more than an inadequate theory. Parental Alienation Syndrome has begun to show up in courtrooms across the nation more in custody battles. Interest in Parental Alienation Syndrome has grown considerably since its introduction by Gardner in the 1980’s (Utesch 1). PAS can often blind the court officials and a child can mistakenly be put into an unsafe living situation. Many courts are uneducated of the fact that Parental Alienation Syndrome is not actually a syndrome but just a theory. The judges and the jury, many times, do not know more syndrome, child, parent, parental, pas, alienation, theory, one, custody, court, gardner’s, should, parents, battles, put, nothing, makes, just, gardner, feel, fact, courts, child’s, children, between, allegations, sometimes, situations, show, scientific, richard, often, name, life, liable