The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has catalysed numerous
jurisdictions to introduce new legal provisions to support children's participation rights when …

This article presents empirical findings from a research study conducted by Women's Aid
Federation England and Queen Mary University of London looking at domestic abuse and …

Parental alienation was historically a term rejected by courts in England and Wales, but
lawyers and social workers have noted an increase in the incidence of its use, possibly …

Domestic abuse is known to be harmful to victim-survivor mothers' well-being, and women
are disadvantaged by gender-biased systems in England. Less is known, however, about …

Private law childrens proceedings typically involve court disputes between parents who
have separated and disagree about child arrangements, and are asking the court to make …

Deciding Children's Futures addresses the thorny task of how to assess parents and
children who belong to struggling families where there are issues of neglect or significant …

Domestic abuse campaigners managed to prevent parental alienation from being
entrenched in the Domestic Abuse Act, 2021; yet the concept continues to be framed as a …

This chapter focuses on the assessment of Amelia, aged six, and her parents, Stephen and
Ella, within the context of allegations of parental alienation (PA) heard in the Family Court. A …

This short work uses female survivor perspectives to address the minimisation of rape and
sexual violence in the family court and the prioritisation of child contact with both parents at …

This chapter sets out the history of the term 'parental alienation'and how the concept has
been applied in family court disputes over the past four decades. The description was …