Friday, May 27, 2011

Friday, May 20, 2011

To Abuse or Not to Abuse - The Systematic Negative Conditioning of Children by Social Services | No.

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It is with increasing concern that I write this article . How can a Government be aware of child abuse within the system yet fail to do anything about it? I have never been into conspiracies but I am seeing more and more evidence of systematic child abuse within the system. These include the druggin

Why Is Victim Blaming Still Prevalent? « Anny Jacoby, Personal Safety Expert and Coach

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Violent acts are always choices that individuals make. Yet, people who are harmed by violent acts most often are on the receiving end of negative responses from loved ones as well as various social outlets. Why are some victims and survivors of violent crimes blamed for what happens to them through

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Moreover, when it is used as a vehicle to keep children in the custody of men who abuse them, it is also immoral. ” , Randy Burton

http://www.helpmomsprotect.com/id30.html
EXCERPT FROM When mental health experts or attorneys claim that P.A.S. is a ’syndrome’– knowing full well that it lacks scientific validity, is the concoction of a disgraced psychologist, and has been soundly rejected by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges — that is disingenuous at best and unethical at worst.  Moreover, when it is used as a vehicle to keep children in the custody of men who abuse them, it is also immoral. ” , Randy Burton, Founder, Chairman and President - Justice for Children. http://www.jfcadvocacy.org/pas.asp

 “PAS is not research-based, and it has done a great injustice to the family and the justice system. The criteria that Dr. Gardner has developed are virtually useless. He operates on the premise that if you say a lie often enough people will believe it.”, Jon Conte, a psychologist at the University of Washington. “Has Psychiatry Gone Psycho?” by Kelly Patricia O’Meara. Insight on the News (4-26-199)http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_15_15/ai_54451069/pg_1   
“The vast majority of these mothers (97%) reported that court personnel ignored or minimized reports of abuse. They reported feeling that they were punished for trying to protect their children and 65% said they were threatened with sanctions if the “talked publicly” about the case. In all, 45% of the mothers say they were labeled as having Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS). The protective parents reported that the average cost of the court proceedings was over $80,000. Over a quarter of the protective parents say they were forced to file bankruptcy as a result of filing for custody of their children. Eighty-five percent of the protective parents surveyed believe that their children are still being abused; however, 63% say they stopped reporting the abuse for fear that contact with their children will be terminated. Eleven percent of the children were reported to have attempted suicide.” “Myths That Place Children At Risk During Custody Litigation”. Dallam. S. J., & Silberg, J. L. (Jan/Feb 2006). Leadership Council. Sexual Assault Report, 9(3), 33-47.
http://www.leadershipcouncil.org/1/res/cust_myths.html   

A Compilation of Quotes: Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS)

This 4th of July lets grant freedom from abuse to child victims of intra-familiar abuse

http://vocal.org.au/support-for-victims-of-crime/family-law/the-fiction-of-parental-alienation-syndrome/
Criticisms of Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS):
  • PAS is not in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV (DSM IV) or earlier versions.
  • Dr Gardner’s work has never been published in a peer-reviewed journal and his books are self-published.
  • Not a single study has confirmed that mental health professionals can reliably diagnose PAS.
  • The Diagnostic criteria suggested by Dr Gardner are similar to those for his now widely discredited test for fabricating allegations of sexual abuse – the Sex Abuse Legitimacy Scale (SAL).
  • The fundamental assumption at the heart of PAS – i.e. that children frequently lie about sexual abuse – is contradicted by all the major research in the area.
  • The idea that false allegations of child sexual abuse, increase in custodial litigation has been contradicted by research conducted internationally.
  • The PAS theory is blatantly sexist and targeted against mothers.
  • PAS is not applicable if there has been actual abuse i.e. if the accusations are truthful (which studies suggest they generally are).
  •  Dr Gardner’s suggested remedy of placing the child with the alienated parent risks handing an abused child over to an abuser while removing the protection of the other parent.
  • Several American Courts have rejected PAS as scientifically baseless and disallowed its admission as evidence.
  • The sexual abuse of children remains a crime in every state in this country.
WHO STARTED THIS AND WHY:
.S. Representatives and others outraged at NIH's "misplaced" priorities, need to know who is behind this federally funded perversion. It is already well documented that the so-called "fathers' rights" movement and its' allied psychological "experts", concocted "Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) -- a legal defense of child molesters -- as the means to conceal a pedophile "ring" operating through family courts. PAS methodology calls for diverting federal grant program funding through child custody cases, in the guise of promoting "responsible fatherhood.".
http://www.newsmakingnews.com/ross,cindy12,31,02commentary.htm

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF THIS THEORY:
Joyanna Silberg, PhD, a Clinical Psychologist and Executive Vice President of the Counci, has also seen first hand the long-term emotional damage this so-called syndrome has caused. “How do you explain to young children forced to live with abusers why the courts have considered them liars and ignored their cries for help?” Silberg has found that it can take years for these children to get past their feelings of betrayal by the system that was supposed to protect them. [see article about Tiffany; more children's stories]
http://www.stopfamilyviolence.org/info/custody-abuse/parental-alienation/legal-community-rejects-parental-alienation-syndrome

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Family Court Crisis-Abusers Getting Custody!:    

May 19, 2011 ... Parental Alienation Syndrome: It's not A Real Disease But Some People ... By Dahlia LithwickPosted Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at 7:09 PM ET ... syndrome or 'parental alienation' should therefore be ruled inadmissible and/or ...
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Has Psychiatry Gone Psycho?

by Kelly Patricia O'Meara

EXCERPT
"The bizarre outcomes of such cases -- in which child custody can be awarded to a sex abuser -- is the result of court acceptance of an unscientific psychological fad. This theory, referred to as parental alienation syndrome, or PAS, holds that one spouse, usually the mother, is at fault for accusations of sexual abuse that may arise during a custody case. A mother's objections to the behavior, according to PAS, has the indescribable effect of turning the child against the father. Therefore, the mother's influence over the child should be halted."by Kelly Patricia O'Meara
HOW YOU CAN HELP THESE CHILDREN THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY
CALL THE WHITE HOUSE EMAIL THE WHITE HOUSE. CALL YOUR STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND TELL THEM TO STOP FUNDING THE PROMBLEM AND GRANT CHILD VICTIMS OF INTRA-FAMILIAR ABUSE FREEDOM FROM FUTURE ABUSE.AND ABOVE ALL PASS IT ALONG SO ANOTHER CHILD WILL NOT BE FORCED INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THERE ABUSER.THANKYOU. TIME FOR FAMILY COURT REFORM AND EDUCATION.

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Zachary and Jennifer Collins Before and After custody was reversed to their abusive father.All over the United States family court judges are reversing custody to men who have been accused of abusing their own children!
 
Jack Goodman's father has completely terminated contact with his mother for over 28 days due to the child's confession t (170 signatures on petition)
 
This independance day let's grant child victim's of abuse freedom from intra-familiar abuse. This Independance Day let's remove Richard Gardners criminal defense to child abuse pas. This Independace Day let's grant child victims freedom from re-victimization with mis-use of the Parental alienation theory by all names. Protect the children ban parental alienation and threat therapy from family courts.

The Fiction of Parental Alienation Syndrome


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NO WAY OUT BUT ONE is a documentary film about Holly Collins. The FBI called her a kidnapper. But her kids called her their hero.
 
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It has been three years since I lost the right to be a mother to my two beautiful daughters, now ages 13 and 15. I think about all the things I have missed - caring for them when they’re sick, helping with homework and taking vacations. But mostly, I pray they are safe
 
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First collected on Vodpod.com by Human Rights on May 18, 2010
 

Tragic Consequences The Truth About Parental Alienation by Irene Weiser Published February 23, 2007

http://corruptioninthecourts.com/page/3.aspx
EXCERPT

Tragic Consequences

The results of its acceptance in family court have been tragic.

Parental Alienation fails to recognize that a parent or child may have legitimate reasons for having antipathy toward the other parent; it rejects out of hand the idea that allegations of abuse could be true.  Thus, instead of investigating allegations of abuse, PAS turns the focus of the court’s investigation onto the motives of accuser. Evidence of animosity toward the other parent is regarded as evidence of PAS. As a result of this "through-the-looking-glass" thinking, when courts award visitation or custody to the parent the child has an aversion to, in many instances, the courts are awarding custody to abusers.

Some children placed in the custody of their abusers have committed suicide; others have run away, and countless others have endured the abuse and are permanently traumatized..  In recent years, children placed in custody of their abusers have been coming forward to tell their stories and to warn of the harms of PAS. 
Published February 23, 2007

The Truth About Parental Alienation

by Irene Weiser

Article from Slate Magazine on Parental Alienation Syndrome by merlin on May 19th, 2011

http://www.merlinusmonroe.com/2011/05/19/article-from-slate-magazine-on-parental-alienation-syndrome/

EXCERPT
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The most worrisome aspect of the legal fight over parental alienation syndrome may be that it divides supporters and opponents along strict gender lines: As a rule, this is classed as a women’s sickness alleged by men. Fathers’ rights groups are not solely to blame for the fact that an entire “disease” is predicated on the notion that women are lying liars; the inventor of the syndrome can take responsibility for that. But no hypothesis so rooted in gender bias should be credited by medical science. And because evidence of PAS is so frequently offered to counter maternal allegations of abuse, the experts testifying about PAS can be aiding and abetting a system that takes children from abused mothers and hands them right back to abusive fathers. Once again, this doesn’t mean that some parents don’t alienate their children in a divorce. It means that PAS is now used to discredit women whenever they claim abuse.
http://www.slate.com/id/2294831/

precedent holds PAS inadmissible and the majority of legal scholarship views it negatively.”

http://ritualabuse.us/research/parental-alienation-syndrome/
EXCERPT
“PAS as developed and purveyed by Richard Gardner has neither a logical nor a scientific basis. It is rejected by responsible social scientists and lacks solid grounding in psychological theory or research.”

Inadmissibility of "Parental Alienation Syndrome" via vaw

http://stopvaw.org/inadmissibility_of_parental_alienation_syndrome.html
EXCERPT:
Legislation should state that “parental alienation syndrome” is not admissible as evidence in hearings on child custody or visitation. “Parental alienation syndrome” is a term for a situation in which one parent is accused of alienating a child from the other parent. In situations of domestic abuse, behavior that is reasonable to protect a child from abuse may be misinterpreted as a sign of instability. See: What is Parental Alienation Syndrome, The Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence last acc. 2/9/10.

Inadmissibility of “parental alienation syndrome”

http://www.endvawnow.org/en/articles/424-inadmissibility-of-parental-alienation-syndrome.html

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Dallam, S. J. (1998). Dr. Richard Gardner: A review of his theories and opinions on atypical sexuality, pedophilia, and treatment issues. Treating Abuse Today, 8(1), 15-23.

Dallam, S. J. (1998). Dr. Richard Gardner: A review of his theories and opinions on atypical sexuality, pedophilia, and treatment issues. Treating Abuse Today, 8(1), 15-23.

While Gardner 's theories about PAS and mass sexual abuse hysteria have been widely criticized, his views on bona fide child sexual abuse and his treatment recommendations for working with incestuous families have largely been ignored. This article provides an in-depth exploration of Gardner 's views on pedophilia and his therapeutic approach to working with families in which a child has been molested by a parent

http://www.leadershipcouncil.org/1/pas/faq.htm#PAS

Parental Alienation Syndrome and Parental Alienation: Research Reviews

  • Parental Alienation Syndrome and Parental Alienation: Research Reviews. This paper provides a historical and research overview of PAS and PA, identifies strategic issues for advocates working with abused women and children, and offers guidelines to improve courts’ treatment of these issues.

  • from http://www.leadershipcouncil.org/1/pas/1.html
  • Tuesday, May 17, 2011

    Controversial disorder - Psych News Though he called pedophilia “a bad thing,” Gardner argued that it's common in

    May 23, 2010 ... Gardner coined the term “parental alienation syndrome” in 1985. .A onetime Columbia University professor, Richard Gardner thought society ... Though he called pedophilia “a bad thing,” Gardner argued that it's common in .... up to $1500 a day for “professional reunification/reintegration services. ...
    www.psychsearch.net/psych_news/?p=605

    Best Interests of the Child - PAS

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    Best Interests of the Child - PAS


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    Parental Alienation "Syndrome" - Justice for Children

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    Dr. Richard Gardner Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) Debunked Parents

    Dr. Richard Gardner Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) Debunked (member of NAMBLA) ... Allow us to disabuse the pro-abusers. Dr. Richard Gardner's son told the New ... reaction that many members of our society have toward pedophiles . ...
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    Unspeakable - Crime Scene KC

    Sep 25, 2008 ... MMPI-2 Validty Scales and Suspected Parental Alienation Syndrome . ... Richard Gardner is a pro-abuser, pro-pedophilia, pro-perversion whack ...
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    Apr 27, 2010... be made as the pro-pedophilia “Parental Alienation Syndrome

    Apr 27, 2010... be made as the pro-pedophiliaParental Alienation Syndrome” and the use of the ... VAWnet Joan Meier on PAS-Parental Alienation Syndrome & Parental .... Dr . Richard Gardner, Alienation, Parental, Parental Alienation ...
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    Apr 29, 2011 ... Although some people call this “Maternal Alienation”, a distinction needs to be made as the pro-pedophiliaParental Alienation Syndrome” and the use of the ... with the pro-pedophilia monster Doctor Richard Gardner. ...
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    Feb 25, 2010 ... Parental alienation, developed by pro-pedophilia & misogynist Dr. Richard Gardner, is considered junk science by most major credible ...
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    PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME (PAS)

    Allow us to disabuse the pro-abusers. Dr. Richard Gardner's son told the New York ... punitive reaction that many members of our society have toward pedophiles . .... to be attacked with Richard Gardner's Parental Alienation Syndrome . ...
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    PATHETIC FOOTNOTE « MamaLiberty's Weblog Parental Alienation Syndrome is a bogus, pro-pedophilia fraud

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    Feb 26, 2010 ... The Use of Dr. Richard Gardner's. Parental Alienation Theory (PAS) ... to read all the amazing pro-pedophile things Gardner said and wrote ...
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    Re: Sudden death of Dr. Richard Gardner debunked and pro- pedophile Parental Alienation Syndrome theory and selection of

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    N.O.W. President Kim Gandy says Richard Gardner's PAS is a "Sick ..... Gardner's discredited pedophile theory, "PAS" Parental Alienation ..... --Dr. Ralph Underwager in this interview with Paidika, a European pro-pedophile publication. ...
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    Bizarre quote from abuse denier Richard Gardner. Parental Alienation ... Appalled by the pro-pedophile material that was circulated on a large scale, ...
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    Perverse Reversal of Child Custody

    Perverse Reversal of Child Custody    

    Nov 13, 2006 ... The term Parental Alienation Syndrome [PAS] was created by Dr. ... Richard Ducote an attorney at law in New Orleans stated in 2003 of ...
    www.fassit.co.uk/child_custody_reversal.htm

    FAMILYCOURTREFORM : Message: Courageous Kids to speak;

    FAMILYCOURTREFORM : Message: Courageous Kids to speak;    

    When abused children are taken from their protective parent and given into the custody of their abusive parent, it is because improperly educated attorneys and judges allow discredited psychological theories - such as Richard Gardner's "Parental Alienation Syndrome" - into the courtroom.
    groups.yahoo.com/group/FAMILYCOURTREFORM/message/16801

    Families for Justice

    Families for Justice    

    "It's really been a cancer in the family courts," says Richard Ducote, an attorney in Pittsburgh who ... Parental-alienation syndrome was first introduced by child psychiatrist Richard Gardner in the 1980s. Fathers-rights groups picked up on the idea and began trying it out in court. These groups condemn abusers.
    www.familiesforjustice.com/

    Guardians Ad Litem In Private Custody Litigation: the

    Guardians Ad Litem In Private Custody Litigation: the    

    by Richard Ducote ... Legal Community Rejects Parental Alienation Syndrome ... The Truth About Parental Alienation...
    www.stopfamilyviolence.org/info/custody-abuse/gals-and-...

    The Leadership Council - Custody Myths

    The Leadership Council - Custody Myths    

    Those who buy into the myth that mothers frequently raise false allegations of abuse may attempt to explain this phenomenon by relying on a legal theory called Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS). Some suggest that the theory is based on science, and that PAS is a well-documented phenomenon . ... In fact, Dr. Richard Gardner,
    www.leadershipcouncil.org/1/res/cust_myths.html

    Controversial disorder at center of bitter custody

    Controversial disorder at center of bitter custody    

    May 22, 2010 ... The term was coined in 1985 by New York psychiatrist Richard ... "Let's pray that his ridiculous, dangerous PAS foolishness died with him,'' Richard Ducote, ... "I was well aware of parental alienation syndrome already, ...
    www.tampabay.com/news/health/research/controversial-dis...

    Biased Family Court System Hurts Mothers | Womens eNews

    Biased Family Court System Hurts Mothers | Womens eNews    

    Sep 5, 2001 ... Parental Alienation Syndrome Used to Wrongly Blame Mothers ... outcome Dr. Richard Gardner's PAS junk science risk for abused children. ...
    www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/641

    "Let's pray that his ridiculous, dangerous PAS foolishness died with him,'' Richard Ducote,

    The New Randi James: Parental Alienation in    

    (When three children in a Canadian case refused to go to Richard Warshak's parental alienation syndrome treatment center, the two youngest children were given psychological evaluations and then sent to foster care in the interim) ... "Let's pray that his ridiculous, dangerous PAS foolishness died with him,'' Richard Ducote,
    www.randijames.com/2010/05/parental-alienation-in-hochs...

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dianne-post/failures-of-us-courts-for_b_784393.html

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dianne-post/failures-of-us-courts-for_b_784393.html
    EXCERPT : Ten mothers, one victimized child now an adult, and six organizations working in the field of child abuse and family law filed a petition on April 10, 2007, at the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights in Washington, D.C., against the United States for the pattern and practice of courts awarding custody or unsupervised visitation to child abusers and molesters. The petitioners come from Kansas, Georgia, California, New York, Arizona, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, Illinois and Nevada.

    Battered Women, Battered Children, Custody Abuse: Dr.

    Battered Women, Battered Children, Custody Abuse: Dr.    

    "Parental Alienation Syndrome is a bogus, pro-pedophillic fraud concocted by Richard Gardner. I was the last attorney to cross examine Gardner. In Paterson, NJ, he admitted that he has not spoken to the Dean of Columbia ... Richard Ducote attorney at law ; New Orleans, LA ... Dr. Richard Gardner - Parental Alienation Syndrome...
    ncmbts.blogspot.com/2010/01/dr-richard-gardner-complete...

    ARTICLE: THE "FRIENDLY PARENT" CONCEPT: A FLAWED FACTOR FOR CHILD CUSTODY

    Copyright (c) 2004 Loyola University New Orleans School of Law 
    Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law

    ARTICLE: THE "FRIENDLY PARENT" CONCEPT: A FLAWED FACTOR FOR CHILD CUSTODY

    Fall, 2004

    6 Loy. J. Pub. Int. L. 41

    Author

    Margaret K. Dore *

    Excerpt

    I. INTRODUCTION

    The so-called "friendly parent" concept presents what seems to be a reasonable idea for the resolution of child custody disputes. 1 Children are thought to do better when allowed or encouraged to maintain a close relationship with both parents. 2 Therefore, custody should be awarded to the parent most likely to foster the child's relationship with the other parent, i.e., the "friendly parent." 3

    The friendly parent concept is sometimes referred to as the friendly parent doctrine. 4 It is codified in child custody statutes requiring a court to consider as a factor for custody, which parent is more likely to allow "frequent and continuing contact" with the child and the other parent, or which parent is more likely to promote the child's contact or relationship with the other parent. 5

    For example, Florida's child custody statute requires courts to consider two friendly parent provisions: which parent is "more likely to allow the child frequent and continuing contact with the nonresidential parent;" and "the willingness and ability of each parent to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing parent-child relationship between the child and the other parent." 6

    As another example, Virginia's child custody statute also requires courts to consider two friendly parent provisions: "the propensity of each parent to actively support the child's contact and relationship with the other parent, including whether a parent has unreasonably denied the other parent access to or visitation with the child;" and "the relative willingness ...
     

    Mr. Ducote (then in New Orleans) designed the Protective Parent Reform Act as a ...

    The Protective Parent Reform Act - Talia    

    Encouraged by their shocked interest, Carner asked Richard Ducote, ... Mr. Ducote (then in New Orleans) designed the Protective Parent Reform Act as a ...
    www.taliacarner.com/proposedact.html

    "It's really been a cancer in the family courts," says Richard Ducote

    Microsoft Word - ADVOCACY BRIEF.docx     (PDF File)

    "It's really been a cancer in the family courts," says Richard Ducote, an attorney in Pittsburgh who has represented abuse victims in custody cases for 22 years." Sarah Childress, ... Mac continues to advocate for his sister Lynn, who continues to be at risk as her abusive father continues to have parental rights.
    www.witnessjustice.org/advocacysta/ADVOCACY%20BRIEF.pdf

    ... PAS "is a defense lawyer's dream," said Richard Ducote, a New Orleans, La., lawyer

    http://www.ipce.info/library_3/files/pasyndrome.htm

    Richard Gardner and Parental    

    Gardner died in May, and only time can determine his legacy - whether the label he created, parental alienation syndrome, can withstand critics now that he can no ... PAS "is a defense lawyer's dream," said Richard Ducote, a New Orleans, La., lawyer who has spent a decade fighting Gardner and his supporters in court.
    www.ipce.info/library_3/files/pasyndrome.htm

    In that regard, Richard Gardner’s foolish Parental Alienation Syndrome’ simply calls evidence that abuse did indeed occur evidence that the child was programmed

    Richard Ducote - Attorney at Law - Article    

    In that regard, Richard Gardner’s foolish Parental Alienation Syndrome’ simply calls evidence that abuse did indeed occur evidence that the child was programmed by the ever-evil mother. ... Richard Ducote, J.D., is a New Orleans attorney with twenty-one years of child advocacy in over twenty-eight states. In his first...
    www.taliacarner.com/backgroundarticles/ducote.html

    Richard Ducote has achieved a rare record of child advocacy successes in his ..... In that regard, Richard Gardner's foolish "Parental Alienation Syndrome" ...

    Richard Ducote CV    

    Richard Ducote has achieved a rare record of child advocacy successes in his ..... In that regard, Richard Gardner's foolish "Parental Alienation Syndrome" ...
    www.batteredmotherscustodyconference.org/Ducote_CV_and_...

    Abuse and Custody Disputes: scientific and legal issues

    Abuse and Custody Disputes: scientific and legal issues    

    Parental Alienation Syndrome and Parental Alienation: Research Reviews. This paper provides ... Radio Interview: Oct 09, 2006 - - Retired Judge Sol Gothard and nationally renowned attorney Richard Ducote talk with Lisa about custody law and policy involving protective parents, child abuse, the Leadership Council, and more.
    www.leadershipcouncil.org/1/pas/1.html

    FATHERS RIGHTS INFILTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

    FATHERS RIGHTS INFILTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAmerican Fathers Coalition (AFC)
    FATHERS RIGHTS INFILTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESChildren's Rights Council (CRC)
    FATHERS RIGHTS INFILTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESFathers' Rights and Equality Exchange (F.R.E.E.), Brent Wellman, Anne P. Mitchell
    FATHERS RIGHTS INFILTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESInstitute for American Values, David Blankenhorn
    FATHERS RIGHTS INFILTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESJoint Custody Association, Jim Cook
    FATHERS RIGHTS INFILTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESNational Association for Fathers and Children (NCFC)

    CHILD CUSTODY: JOINT CUSTODY NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CHILDREN

    CHILD CUSTODY: JOINT CUSTODY NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CHILDRENResearch Contradicts Claims of Fathers' Rights Groups
    Psychology in the family courts: therapeutic jurisprudence is bad science and a denigration of due process (Also see
    LIZNOTES on Joint Custody Research)
    (Also see
    LIZNOTES Myths and Facts About Fatherhood)

    The Father's Rights Movement In Their Own Words page 2 and page 3

  • Index: "The Pig Page" - The Father's Rights Movement In Their Own Words

  • "The Pig Page" - The Father's Rights Movement In Their Own Words page 2

  • "The Pig Page" - The Father's Rights Movement In Their Own Words page 3
  • About the Children's Rights Council circa 1998 by liz
  • http://www.thelizlibrary.org/site-index/site-index-frame.html#soulhttp://www.thelizlibrary.org/site-index/site-index-body.html#Fathers Rights
  • http://www.thelizlibrary.org/fathers/fathers.htm

    THE FATHERS RIGHTS MOVEMENT: IN THEIR OWN WORDS
    Children need. . . THIS?
    http://www.thelizlibrary.org/site-index/site-index-frame.html#soulhttp://www.thelizlibrary.org/site-index/site-index-body.html#Fathers Rights

    http://www.thelizlibrary.org/fathers/farrell2.htm

    http://www.thelizlibrary.org/fathers/farrell2.htm

    Warren Farrell and "family sex" (Off Our Backs interview) annotated by li

    Warren Farrell and "family sex" (Off Our Backs interview) annotated by li

    Ralph Underwager feeling misunderstood and falsely accused by liz

    Ralph Underwager feeling misunderstood and falsely accused by liz

    Ralph Underwager's "Litany for Fathers" with Paedika pedophilia comments by liz

    Ralph Underwager's "Litany for Fathers" with Paedika pedophilia comments by liz

    Critical Assessment of Child Custody Evaluations by Emery, Otto, Donohue off-site PDF SCHOLAR

    Critical Assessment of Child Custody Evaluations by Emery, Otto, Donohue off-site PDF SCHOLAR