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Chicago Parental Alienation Lawyers<\/h1>\n
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P<\/span>arental alienation<\/span> is a form of child abuse. It is an attempt by an adult in a child\u2019s life \u2013 typically, but not always, one of the child\u2019s parents \u2013 to destroy the child\u2019s relationship with one of his or her parents. It can arise in contentious divorces where one parent wants to have sole custody of the child and uses this tactic to have the other parent\u2019s role in the child\u2019s life eliminated or significantly diminished.<\/span><\/p>\n

In most cases, both parents have a right to maintain a relationship with their child. Multiple factors are considered when<\/span> determining a parenting plan for a child<\/span><\/a>, one of which may be the child\u2019s preference.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Parental Alienation Methods<\/h2>\n

Parents and other adults can alienate a child from the child\u2019s other parent intentionally or without realizing they are doing it. Adults in the latter category might alienate a child from a parent through their expression of their own frustrations with the parent and positive reinforcement of the child\u2019s validating responses.<\/span><\/p>\n

A few examples of ways an adult can alienate a child from the child\u2019s parent include:<\/span><\/p>\n