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Are You and Your Children Affected by
Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS)?
Then please tune into to NPR's investigative piece:
"Evaluators
in Child-Custody Cases Scrutinized"
(8 minutes)
by Alix Spiegel &
featuring Dr. Reena Sommer
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This Website is for All Those Affected by the
Parental Alienation or Parental Alienation Syndrome (P.A.S.)
Divorce almost always represents a painful, stressful and challenging period of life. When children are involved, the situation only gets more complicated for all concerned. Fortunately, for the majority of divorcing families, the immediate disruption and upset of this difficult life transition tends to dissipate within six months to one year of a marital break-up. For these families, a new sense of "normal" is established and life goes on....
On the other hand, for a growing number of divorcing families, unfortunately, this is not the case. In these families, conflict, hostility and acrimony seem to continue without a break. In fact, children often find themselves at the center of their parents' dispute where they are caught in a "tug-of-war" between two people they love. It is these situations that provide fertile ground for aliention to develop.
This Website is for Families
Struggling with the Damaging and Destructive Effects
of Parental Alienation and Parental Alienation Syndrome (P.A.S.)
If your children are suddenly starting to reject you or acting "uncharacteristically" hostile toward you, AND if your ex-spouse seems to be interfering with the warm and loving relationship you once had with them, then it is quite possible that an alienating process is already underway.
If on the other hand, you have already figured out that your children are being deliberately and without cause alienated from you, then you know first-hand how destructive and painful this has been for your children to endure. Whatever your situation, you need information and strategies about how to cope with this extremely malicious and potentially dangerous form of child abuse.
Whichever of the above two situations you find yourself in, please understand that these behaviors are NOT normal. They must be dealt with quickly and aggressively because they will continue to get worse.
One Important Thing to Remember!
Parental Alienation and the Parental Alienation Syndrome
WILL NOT Go Away or Stop on Its Own:
Something Has to be Done to Make it Stop!
Because most parents faced with the P.A.S. have never heard of it or experienced it before, they often naturally react by wanting to "wait it out" - hoping it will get better on its own. This is the absolutely worst thing any parent can do. P.A.S. does not get better on its own and invariably, time is always on the side of the alienating parent.
One of the greatest obstacles to effectively dealing with P.A.S. is appropriately informing those who have direct involvement with divorcing families, children and the administration of the law. These include: attorneys, judges, guardian ad litems, custody evaluators, mediators, psychologists, family therapists, Child Protective Services, physicians, teachers and police. The reality is what little information may be currently available to these authorities is often clouded by misinformation. Getting reliable information about P.A.S. into the hands of those who are the gatekeepers and decision makers for children is the first step to ensuring their rights to maintain a relationship with both parents are protected.
If you are a parent who is being alienated from their children, then you have come to the right place to begin the process of educating yourself. There are tremendous resources on the Interet. This website will point you in the right direction.
An excellent way to begin is by reading the
free articles on this site and checking out the
P.A.S. and divorce resources linked to it. Also CLICK HERE for another informative article on parental alienation syndrome
This website is a "work in progress" as we plan to continually add information and resources to it as time goes on. Please feel free to drop by from time to time to check out the information that has been added. Send our url to anyone you feel may benefit from what this website has to offer. Finally, you may also use the articles on this site as long as you give credit to Dr. Reena Sommer as the author.
PAS in the News
FYI! One Reason Why Police Do Not Want to Get Involved in Custody Disputes: Parents often complain that police are often reluctant to get involved with violations of their parenting time order even when they have the court order in hand. This article sheds some light on the subject. Click Here to read the full article published in the Galveston County Daily News.
FYI! An Ontario family court judge fined a mother $10,000 in damages for purposefully alienating her children from their father.
Click Here to download the judge's written decision.
FYI! Read a review of Pamela Richardson's heartbreaking and tragic account of PAS in her book "A Kidnapped Mind"
FYI! An Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a trial judge's decision to take away custody of twin five year old boys from an alienating mother. Click Here to find out more about this case.
FYI! "The Kidnapper's Trick", a September 14, 2006 article published in Time Magazine identifying an interesting application of parental alienation syndrome. Click Here to read the article.
FYI! Parental alienation has become mainstream. Relationship columnist, "Dear Amy" addresses this issue in her response to question from a grandmother affected by PAS.Click Here to read the article.
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"The Issues Surrounding the Parental Alienation Syndrome (P.A.S.)"
CLICK HERE
and
"There Is More To Winning A Custody Battle Than
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These are brief reports written by Dr. Reena Sommer
To All Parents Who May Be Experiencing
Parental Alienation:
Learn alternative ways of dealing with Parental Alienation and Parental Alienation Syndrome. Understand that PAS is not a well understood or accepted phenomenon. Even when the court does recognize the problem, most judges are at a loss as how to deal with it. Unfortunately, there are still jurisdictions where PAS in neither understood nor accepted. In these situations, educating the court is the first step in the process of effectively coping with PAS.
Also understand that while there are identifiable symptoms of PAS in affected children, no two cases are the same. In order to achieve the best possible outcome, a tailored approach to each case must be developed. A logically and carefully crafted stategy or intervention plan is what the courts are most interested in.
For more information about how best to deal with your PAS situation
call Dr. Reena Sommer
Your brief initial consult will be at no charge
281.534.3923
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Dr. Reena Sommer,
M.Sc. (Family Studies),
Ph.D.(Psychology & Family Studies)
Divorce & Custody Consultant
Case & Trial Strategist
Dr. Reena Sommer & Associates PLLC
League City, TX. 77573
Phone: 281.534.3923
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