Parental Alienation in Ontario: What Is Parental Alienation, and What Should Be Done About It?

Parental Alienation in Ontario: What Is Parental Alienation, and What Should Be Done About It?

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This paper explores parental alienation in custody and access litigation in Ontario, examining how parental alienation has been defined by various scholars, arguing in favour of the relevance of the term, and identifying a core definition which can be utilized in court. This paper also evaluates how...

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Main Author: McKelvey, Margaret Michelle
Other Authors: Cossman, Brenda
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
Subjects:
family law
custody
parental alienation
0398
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/31338
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-OTU.1807-313382013-04-20T05:22:07ZParental Alienation in Ontario: What Is Parental Alienation, and What Should Be Done About It?McKelvey, Margaret Michellefamily lawcustodyparental alienation0398This paper explores parental alienation in custody and access litigation in Ontario, examining how parental alienation has been defined by various scholars, arguing in favour of the relevance of the term, and identifying a core definition which can be utilized in court. This paper also evaluates how Ontario courts have dealt with parental alienation claims to date, and identifies areas of weakness. Specifically, identification of, and response to, parental alienation is poor in cases where there are elements suggestive of both alienation and estrangement. Additionally, cases are not generally dealt with in a timely manner. Finally, this paper considers the possible benefits of youth acting as parties in parental alienation cases.Cossman, Brenda2011-112011-12-14T20:10:44ZNO_RESTRICTION2011-12-14T20:10:44Z2011-12-14Thesishttp://hdl.handle.net/1807/31338en_ca
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topic family law
custody
parental alienation
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custody
parental alienation
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McKelvey, Margaret Michelle
Parental Alienation in Ontario: What Is Parental Alienation, and What Should Be Done About It?
description This paper explores parental alienation in custody and access litigation in Ontario, examining how parental alienation has been defined by various scholars, arguing in favour of the relevance of the term, and identifying a core definition which can be utilized in court. This paper also evaluates how Ontario courts have dealt with parental alienation claims to date, and identifies areas of weakness. Specifically, identification of, and response to, parental alienation is poor in cases where there are elements suggestive of both alienation and estrangement. Additionally, cases are not generally dealt with in a timely manner. Finally, this paper considers the possible benefits of youth acting as parties in parental alienation cases.
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McKelvey, Margaret Michelle
author McKelvey, Margaret Michelle
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title Parental Alienation in Ontario: What Is Parental Alienation, and What Should Be Done About It?
title_short Parental Alienation in Ontario: What Is Parental Alienation, and What Should Be Done About It?
title_full Parental Alienation in Ontario: What Is Parental Alienation, and What Should Be Done About It?
title_fullStr Parental Alienation in Ontario: What Is Parental Alienation, and What Should Be Done About It?
title_full_unstemmed Parental Alienation in Ontario: What Is Parental Alienation, and What Should Be Done About It?
title_sort parental alienation in ontario: what is parental alienation, and what should be done about it?
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