Do you feel prevented from visiting your child? Is the other parent potentially trying to block communication or even making disparaging remarks against you? If so, you may be subject to parental alienation. Unless you get help fast, this can profoundly affect your connection with your kids. Fortunately, Mohajer Law Firm is here to help with your child custody case. We understand what it takes to resolve parental alienation and help restore your relationship with your kids.
Types of Parental Alienation
When divorce leaves hard feelings lingering between parents, their resentments could potentially impact the parent-child relationship. Therefore, parents must work hard to approach visitation and other interactions in a neutral, loving manner by focusing on what’s best for their kids.
If the custodial parent allows their feelings to fester instead, they may attempt to drive a wedge between their kids and their other parent by:
- Missing visitation
- Preventing phone calls
- Throwing away letters
They may even speak negatively about the non-custodial parent, leaving their kids with a wrong impression and unwillingness to forge a strong relationship.
Every last one of these examples is an act of parental alienation, resulting in genuine harm to the child. Therefore, family courts frown upon these acts and may move to transfer custody of the children being abused in this manner. When brought in to handle the matter, they will weigh the children’s best interests to find the ideal solution for their needs, ending parental alienation.
How to Best Move Forward
If you are subject to parental alienation, your kids’ mental health suffers. Their custodial parent must stop creating conflict and allow their kids to forge relationships without feeling bad or guilty.
Sometimes, halting the problem means pursuing primary custody, but only if that would be in the best interest of your children. If you did not win custody in the first place, your situation may still not serve them well. Beyond that, uprooting them from their custodial parent can also negatively impact their mental health.
So, you have to reflect on what’s in the best interest of your children and then create a plan of action. By doing that, you’ll be ready to report the problem to the court and move forward in seeking a resolution.
Need Help with Your Child Custody Case?
When parental alienation occurs, it can stir up many frustrating feelings and leave you worrying about the well-being of your kids. Complicating matters further, you might not know how to move forward without negatively impacting their lives. If that’s the case, know you don’t have to find a resolution on your own.
Our team at Mohajer Law Firm can help you figure out the best way to move forward with your case. For support, just call us at 626-569-5200 and set up a free consultation. We will listen to you share your story and then assist in finding the right solution for you and your children.