Parental Alienation

The concept of Parental Alianation is when one parent takes steps or set out on a course of conduct through many means to disrupt the relationship between children and the other parent. This conduct may be in the nature of directly speaking to the child(ren) in a disparaging manner; not allowing the other partner to be with, see, speak, call, or participate in significant or insignificant events of a child.

If a parent is alienating, there are some cases where the court will remove the child(ren) from an alienatior’s care and place the child with the parent who has been the victim of alienation.

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Parental Alienation is a phenomenon that is often created in divorce proceedings in which one parent (or other individual) attempts to destroy the relationship between a child and the other parent. While not always intentional, or necessarily severe, the impact can be serious, not only on the parent-child relationship, but on the child’s own mental health. There is recourse to that behavior as the court looks at the willingness and ability of each parent to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing relationship between the other parent and the child when allocating significant decision-making responsibilities (750 ILCS 5/602.5) and parenting time (750 ILCS5/602.7).
If you feel that you may be subject to parental alienation, please contact the Nye Law Group to discuss your rights and how to protect yourself and obtain fair allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time.