(PAS), a controversial label often used to discredit allegations of child abuse or domestic violence in family courts

Published July 12, 2006 by The Leadership Council On Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence

Legal Community Rejects Parental Alienation Syndrome

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Child Abuse Experts Applaud Legal Community for Rejecting 
Parental Alienation Syndrome

EXCERPT: July 12, 2006   Bala Cynwyd, Pa.   People who care about abused children finally have something to celebrate. Two recent high profile legal publications have rejected “Parental Alienation Syndrome” (PAS), a controversial label often used to discredit allegations of child abuse or domestic violence in family courts. According to PAS theory, children's disclosures of abuse by one parent are reinterpreted as evidence of “brainwashing” by the other parent. The solution proposed by PAS theory is to immediately award custody to the alleged child abuser.