Parental alienation, family violence and family law: Part two | Pamela Cross

By Pamela Cross (March 6, 2024, 10:24 AM EST) -- In her 2023 report entitled, “Custody, violence against women and violence against children,” U.N. Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, Reem Aslalem, describes parental alienation as a “discredited and unscientific pseudo-concept” that serves as a tool for abusers “to continue their abuse and coercion and to undermine and discredit allegations of domestic violence made by mothers who are trying to keep their children safe.” ...