Parenting

Eight Facets of Parental Alienation – 1: Campaign of Denigration Campaigns of denigration describe the deliberate and systematic efforts of one parent to undermine the relationship between a child and the other parent. In essence, it involves one parent actively disparaging and belittling the[...]

A study into the state of the mental health of young adults by Direct Line and Mind, the mental health charity, has turned out some sobering results. Only 10% of young adults love themselves completely, with 95% saying that they felt anxious in the last 12 months, with 21% experiencing these feelings[...]

An annual poll suggests that women, on average worldwide, have been getting angrier over the past 10 years. Every year, the poll surveys more than 120,000 people in more than 150 countries, asking what sort of emotions they felt for most of the previous day. When it comes to negative feelings, specifically[...]

The Only Person I Am Constantly With Is Me “It is still the case that 50/50 shared care arrangements between parents are comparatively rare in private law children cases. Research shows that a number of factors have to be in place, practical matters such as the close geographical proximity, but,[...]

Is indirect contact working to promote contact between parents and their children? We talk about indirect contact fairly regularly, as it is an important part of our work as McKenzie Friends. For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, indirect contact is when the court orders that a parent may[...]

Parental Alienation or Implacable Hostility: The Language of the Family Court Content warnings – this article discusses paedophilia and other paraphilias. It also mentions child suicide and rape. We believe it is important to be aware of the history behind the terms ‘parental alienation’[...]

Under Section 3 of the Children Act 1989 this is defined as all rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to a child and his property. Aspects of parental responsibility include: determining the child’s religion, education, name,[...]

A case of extreme parental alienation was heard in London earlier this year, in which a father was being alienated by his ex-wife. She was manipulating the children, and going to extreme lengths to do so. This case had been to court several times, spanning many years. A team of psychiatrists had been[...]

A person who acts for a child who is subject to specific public law proceedings, usually care proceedings. Guardians are qualified in social work; they are trained and experienced in working with children and families. They are appointed by the Court to represent the rights and interests of children[...]

A disgruntled Mum applies to the Family Court for a child arrangement order. She wants to ensure there is a framework in place for when and how the children’s Dad gets to see them. She wants that framework to be underpinned by a sealed Court Order. What she actually wants is to reduce the amount[...]

This is a long one you might want to get comfy, maybe make a cup of tea… You may or may not have seen on the news that Roe V Wade was overturned by the US Supreme Court a few weeks ago, and this decision was a contentious one. But what is it, and what […]

During the process of formalising your break-up or uncoupling, the Court, following the recommendations of CAFCASS may require you to attend the SPIP. The Separated Parents Information Programme (SPIP) is a course designed to help parents become clear about what their children need most from them[...]