"In the last 20 years, everyone’s been talking about how important it is for fathers to be involved,” said Sara S. McLanahan, a professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton. “But now the idea is that the better the couple gets along, the better it is for the child.”
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Judicial Accountability Court Ordered Parental Alienation
Yes — Judges should be held accountable when their decisions enable or reinforce parental alienation, because such rulings can cause lasting trauma to children and unjustly sever parent-child bonds. Courts are entrusted with protecting children’s best interests, and when judicial orders contribute to alienation, accountability becomes a matter of justice and child welfare.
Why Accountability Matters
Judicial responsibility: Judges are tasked with safeguarding children’s rights and ensuring fair custody arrangements. When they overlook or minimize parental alienation, they risk perpetuating harm.
Impact on children: Alienation can lead to long-term psychological trauma, including anxiety, depression, and difficulty forming relationships. Judicial orders that ignore these risks effectively sanction emotional abuse.
Systemic trust: Families rely on courts to deliver justice. If judges fail to recognize alienation or issue orders that reinforce it, public trust in the family court system erodes.
How Judges Currently Approach Alienation
Recognition of alienation: Many judges acknowledge parental alienation as a serious issue in custody disputes, but they differ in how they interpret and respond to it.
Challenges in proof: Courts often struggle to distinguish genuine alienation from legitimate concerns about a parent’s behavior. This ambiguity can lead to cautious rulings that unintentionally empower the alienating parent.
Limited remedies: Judges may order supervised visitation or counseling, but these “band-aid” solutions often fail to stop the alienation cycle. Stronger remedies — such as custody changes or sanctions — are less frequently applied.
What Accountability Could Look Like
Judicial training: Judges should receive specialized education on parental alienation, its signs, and its psychological impact.
Oversight mechanisms: Appeals courts and judicial review boards could evaluate whether rulings align with best practices in child welfare.
Consequences for harmful rulings: When judges issue orders that clearly perpetuate alienation, accountability could include mandatory retraining, disciplinary review, or reversal of decisions.
Risks and Trade-offs
Risk of overreach: Holding judges accountable must balance judicial independence with child protection. Excessive oversight could discourage judges from making tough custody decisions.
Complexity of cases: Not all refusals by children to see a parent are caused by alienation. Judges must carefully weigh evidence to avoid mislabeling genuine safety concerns.
In short, judges should be accountable when their rulings enable parental alienation, but accountability must be paired with better training, clearer standards, and stronger remedies. This ensures that courts protect children’s right to both parents while maintaining judicial integrity.
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There are thousands of other parents in the same situation! We can change the world by putting an end to this.
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Proven Parental Alienation in Family Court Case Wade vs. Wade (2010)
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~Wade told the Associated Press. "Mentally, I've been preparing for it for over a year now. To me, it's bigger than that. For me, it shows a lot of people that you need to fight to be in your kids' lives sometimes. You fight until you can't fight any more. That's all I was trying to be, a father in his kids' lives."
Ending a long and often-vengeful fight, a Chicago court has awarded Wade sole "care, custody and control" of his two sons in March 2011 after a long court battle with his ex-wife, who remains in the boys' lives. ~~ Dwyane Wade Awarded Primary Custody of Sons
Wade was honored by the National Fatherhood Initiative, for his dedication to his two sons given the demands of being a professional athlete and single father. Earlier this season at All-Star weekend in Orlando, Wade headlined a roundtable discussion that was part of President Barack Obama's Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative.
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