Ask a Father’s Rights Lawyer in NJ About Parental Alienation, Part II

Parental alienation cases can be particularly difficult. Emotionally, they will challenge you in ways you never thought were possible. No one wins in parental alienation cases because the child will always strive to love and understand both parents. This is the second post in a continuing series about parental alienation. The first post explored parental alienation generally and how it manifests itself in the abusing parent. This post will focus on how to recognize the early warning signs that parental alienation is present in your relationship with your child. Check back next week to explore what your legal options are if you find that parental alienation is interfering with your relationship with your child. 

                                                             

How to Recognize Early Warning Signs

Take a step back and review your relationship with your child. If you notice any of these signs, contact a mental health professional or social worker to help you address the issue with your child. Early warning signs that parental alienation is present in your relationship with your child includes the following:

●       Exclusionary requests by the child. (The child asks the parents not to drop him or her off at a friend’s birthday party and stay even though he or she previously attended).

●       Oppositional behavior by the child. (Also called oppositional-defiant disorder, the child is uncooperative, defiant, and hostile towards authority figures, including the parent).

●       Shut out or requests made by the child to not attend parent/teacher conferences or be involved in school meetings. (Many times, this is a request by the other parent delivered by the child. In reality, you learn that you are not listed as a contact parent for school/camp, or when you try to obtain information from the school, you are told you are not authorized, even though you may share legal custody of the child.)

●       Being challenged by child. (The child blames you for problems in the other parents’ household even though you do not live there or are even aware of the other parents’ household problems).

●       Failure of the child to identify any prior positive bonding experience with you. (This is more than teenage angst and growing pains. The child disparages you, attributes false grievances to past encounters, objects to any advice about his or her well-being.)

If You Suspect Your Child is a Victim of Parental Alienation, Contact a Fathers’ Rights Atorney in NJ Today 

Divorce, child custody, child support, and child visitation are difficult legal processes. Having the right fathers’ rights attorney in NJ to represent you and protect your children against an abusive parent is critical to your child’s overall mental well-being. Schedule an immediate confidential consultation with the fathers’ rights attorney at the Giro Law Firm without further delay.

The Giro Law Firm provides legal services for a variety of divorce and family law matters, including contested divorces, prenuptial agreements, paternity testing, parental rights, adoption, spousal support, civil union agreements, and parental alienation matters.