From an article posted today on Dr. Michael Bone’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/drjmichaelbone I think the interest in this is related to the difficulty in identifying if parental alienation is going on or if it is not. To this very day, when I am contacted by a parent or attorney about…
I saw this post today on Facebook, and it might be helpful to some families dealing with Parental Alienation: “Mark David Roseman and Associates offers its Fall 2021 support group for alienated parents, beginning September 22 via Zoom. This group is uniquely different in its compassion and understanding of parents…
Below is a synopsis of two new bills signed into law that affect Family Law practice. HB4121 sets a minimum standard for GALs in terms of their obligation to interview the parents and the children. Now, most of us would agree that a period of 90 days is too long,…
My Illinois Divorce Blog focuses on a variety of subjects, including the means by which to manage divorce and child custody with a toxic narcissist. I can say that almost every day, I receive a message that sounds like this that came today: Message: I’m separated from a narcissist and he…
Bill and Melinda Gates — known around the world as tech and charitable titans — are splitting after 27 years of marriage, at the ages of 65 and 56, respectively. Credit: Alessandra Malito Market Watch Divorcing at an older age has become increasingly common. This phenomenon, called “gray divorce,” could be the…
The announcement of the Parental Alienation Study Group (PASG) comes at a great time, as we start to try to emerge from COVID lockdowns, and restart these important conferences. I received the announcement below this morning, and look forward to this conference. “PASG has 700 members – mostly mental health…
More and more, people in their 50’s and 60’s are recognizing that their marriage has broken down, the children are raised, and they are seeking a legal separation or divorce. In these cases, there are often retirement assets that need to be divided, and other assets, like a home, that…
Bill Eddy’s High Conflict Institute always has great information in the field of managing High Conflict Personalities in the context of divorce and Family Law cases. It is difficult, if not impossible, to manage some people that present as High Conflict; often these people have traits of personality disorders that…
As the year 2020 comes to an end and a new year begins, it is always helpful to remember what approaches are helpful and uplifting when dealing with a stressful and difficult court case involving children, such as a parental alienation case or a child custody modification case. One of…
I have had the pleasure to be a member of the American Psychological Association, for many years, and to devote myself to continuing graduate-level education in the psychological sciences. Just as a medical doctor might benefit from a strong background or understanding in, say, nutrition, or kinetics, I have always…