When a woman enters into an abusive relationship, she enters unknowingly, with hopes and dreams. The abuser enamours her with his charm and charisma. He masks his inner demons and tempts her with the illusion of her deepest desires; contentment, compatibility and fulfilment.
Read moreFamily Court: How to Write a Statement When Your Child is Resisting Contact
One of the hardest things to do when you are feeling worried and stressed is to write a statement for the family court, which is 'judge friendly’. Judges and welfare reporters have unreasonably high expectations of parents claiming abuse and often don't realise how victims and abusers present. Your statement is your one chance to show the judge your true character, not the character the abuser is portraying you to be.
Read moreHow to Beat the Bias in the Family Court
The family court can be a brutal environment for a mother who claims that her ex's abusive behaviour is causing her child to resist contact. There is a systemic bias in the system, and mothers are often approached with scepticism. Here are some critical points to consider if you have no option but to fight for the safety of your child and try to 'beat the bias';
Read moreCo-Parenting: How To Stop Your Child Becoming a Narcissist
When co-parenting with a vengeful, narcissistic ex, one of your biggest fears is that your child becomes a narcissist too. When a younger child goes into a rage, you panic. When your older child is boastful, arrogant, selfish, disrespectful or displays harmful behaviour, then the fears intensify. We curse our narcissistic ex for their lack of parenting skills.
Read moreParental Alienation Exposed: Exploring The Stereotypes
There is no universal definition of parental alienation, but leading researchers offer a gender-neutral description as follows;
“Where a child expresses unreasonable negative feelings and beliefs (including fear) about a parent that are significantly disproportionate to that child’s actual experience with that parent”.
Read moreParental Alienation Bias in the Family Court: the Abuser, the 'Experts' and the Villainess
When a child resists contact with an abusive father, the mother may raise an action in the Family Court to vary contact. When she does, her situation becomes frightening. The more she tries to prove her ex's controlling and dangerous behaviour, the more powerful he becomes.
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