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Joyce Booth's avatar

Alienation is the correct term. Abusive fathers deliberately turn children against their loving mothers. Children are traumatized. They are often isolated with their fathers, away from their mothers. Brainwashing begins when children are most vulnerable. Children then begin to identify with their fathers. Even when they love their mothers and have a good relationship, they may still see her as the one that is mentally ill. It doesn't seem to matter that many of these fathers have severe diagnosed psychiatric issues. Perhaps boys identify with fathers even more so. Many children continue to go back to fathers even in adulthood. Mothers may still get crumbs of time. Fathers get days, weeks and months. Mothers get hours, if they're lucky. The mother-child bond is still intact, but it has been damaged. Children live a lie that has been fabricated by an abusive father enabled by a family court judge. People are all too eager to embrace these lies. This further reinforces the negative light children begin to see their mothers in. Problems arise where there were none. Mothers endure cruel treatment in social and academic circles. They are often shunned. Mothers and children have a right to a loving relationship. This human right is continually violated in family in court. Abusive fathers deliberately turn children against their mothers. Judicial abuse of power allows it. Alienation is the correct term and must be used.

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Breath's avatar

This is beautiful, I have deep gratitude that my children are with me , we were victims of that criminal court . My prayers are with all the moms without their babies today because of being victimized by the Probate Court ..

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pauline grady's avatar

The sad truth is other women play a major role in this mainly to fight over men they don't care about the kids......

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Anabela Caratão Pinto's avatar

Como activista e com muita experiência z tenho ajudado milhares de famílias a fugirem da podridão desta gente para não ficarem sem os seus filhos ou recuperar os filhos das instituições. As instituições onde prendem as crianças ganham muito dinheiro. O roubo dos nossos filhos em Portugal é um negócio

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Anabela Caratão Pinto's avatar

Sou uma Mãe de Portugal e estou a sofrer de alienação parental injustificada. Ganhei o tribunal Europeu dos Direitos Humanos e continuo sem os meus filhos gêmeos que vivem separados e da Mãe. Há 11 anos que estamos a sofrer. Depois de ter apresentado queixa de Violência doméstica que também bateu na minha barriga quando estava grávida. Tenho sido humilhada mal tratada acusada de falsas acusações.... Não me calo, não desisto dos meus filhos Diogo e Tiago Caratão. Nós temos direito de ser felizes.

Tribunal Europeu dos Direitos Humanos Requete 28443/19 Anabela Caratão Pinto. Activista

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Hon. Betty Gay's avatar

The NH House of Representatives is conducting a year-long series of hearings for families who are suffering from terrible family court decisions. The court judges and personnel and bar association get to tell their side, too, which is always that everything is fine. But finally victims of the court have a chance to testify how their Constitutional rights are denied by failure to follow due process, such as not even having a right to submit evidence. Not just certain evidence with an explanation why it is considered inadmissable. No, not ANY evidence. Or one judge rules for repayment of owed child support and the next judge dismisses the order. The worst are the refusals to allow children to have shared parenting when there is no evidence of abuse. Actually, the worst is when proof of domestic abuse is presented by police and other believeable people, and the judge gives custody to the abuser anyway.

I hope that all of the Women's Coalition devastating reports of family court abuse will help us in our state to educate the public to support changing laws.

Hon. Betty Gay, Salem NH

jbgay524224@gmail.com

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Angie's avatar

I agree with everything whole heartedly, as I fought for years in family court after divorcing my abusive ex. However, you do have to be careful with the word “alienation”. I wish we didn’t, because it’s clearly the best describing word for this abuse, but unfortunately there are swarms of “experts” in the industry using this word and theory against protective parents, and statistically today they are winning. If a mother claims abuse, and the father counterclaims alienation, statistically the father ends up with more (or sole) custody. Again, I’m not saying alienation isn’t real and one of the worst types of emotional abuse out there but the word itself has been hijacked. It’s just something to be aware of.

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The Womens Coalition's avatar

Yes but disappearing the word or concept or “being careful” with it is not an effective solution and actually plays into the OBN/FRA’s tactic of confusing things and diverting from what is really going on: systemic male entitlement. Emphasizing the fact that judges are routinely falsely finding mothers to be alienating and allowing fathers to alienate is clearer and a more effective strategy. Mothers are being misled into thinking banning it is the way to go. There is an upcoming column that will go into more depth and hopefully help mothers understand this.

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pauline grady's avatar

♥️

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