While many in America make claim that Parental Alienation is junk science and it simply is a defense for men who batter women, we fail to recognize that this act happens to women also and is not an isolated incident that is experienced only by men. Our narrow minded court system has chosen to turn a deaf ear to the destruction of parental relationships by a custodial parent in their effort to conciously hurt their former partners. Hatred is a taught dynamic it is not innate. We don't need the stamp of approval of the American Psychiatric Association (the Mickey Mouse Club) or any other professional group to acknowledge this as a real and destructive act that is utilized for the sole purpose of maintaining control of children.
The fact of the matter is, Parental Alienation takes place every minute of every day in every city in this country. It is the result of the violation of the parental rights of one parent through the awarding of custody to one parent which takes away the Constitutional right of a person to parent his or her children. This is a right guaranteed under the XIV Amendment but violated on a daily basis by judges who either believe themselves to be above the Constitution or have forgotten what they learned in law school.
While these violations take place, the overall attitude of parents who have made children together, turn to dislike and or hatred of the other parent. This breeds concious acts by the parent awarded custody to hurt the other parent by turning children against the other parent for whatever reason.
There is generally no basis for the aforementioned activity other than the perpetuation of an advesarial relationship between what once were two individuals in love, by attorneys, court mediators, child support collection mechanisms and oh yes let us not forget the judges.
The relationship between parent and child is a sacred relationship and should be fostered at all cost by our family court system however, there is no profit when parents are working together. Consequently, alienating a child from a parent by those who have been awarded custody and have more time and influence over the children, will destroy not only the parent child relationship during the formative years of children but it will inevitably surface within the children as maladjustments and poor peer choices.
Minister Ronald E. Smith, CEO
Children Need Both Parents, Inc.
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