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In reply to the discussion: The Medea Complex and the Parental Alienation Syndrome [View all]4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)60. "We do know of many documented cases . . . ."
We do know of many documented cases where abusive.fathers have manipulated the courts, using PAS as a factor, to try to control or continue to abuse their family members.
Yeah because family court is known for being oh so willing to give fathers the benefit of the doubt and stick it to the mothers.
Do you ever stop to read your own propaganda before posting it?
Do you know of any documented cases where fathers involved in divorces with contested custody issues used PAS to try to protect their children from abusive mothers?
Apparently all fathers are abusive or at best indifferent to abuse. Perhaps the reason no father has used this successfully is that it is such a vague and difficult to prove syndrome that it would likely be laughed out of court (if a male brought it up). The mother needs to physically abuse the child severely in front of the judge to have even a fifty/fifty chance of losing custody. So saying she is being emotionally abusive will accomplish exactly nothing.
Now she could always say the husband hit her with no evidence and gain custody immediately . . .
/also you complain that people are ignoring you then admit that you have many people here on ignore so . . . how do you know people aren't responding to you?
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Considering that courts almost automatically give custody to the mother...
TreasonousBastard
Nov 2012
#4
Assuming both men and women are equally inclined to this sort of petty vengeance
4th law of robotics
Nov 2012
#3
Personally, I've found a lot of equal opportunity in the people I know in this spot
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Nov 2012
#5
Mea culpa, I thought Bonobo had replied to me. I did pay attention to that name,
redqueen
Nov 2012
#20
And this, too, is certainly not evidence that most high conflict divorces involve domestic violence.
redqueen
Nov 2012
#26
No, it isn't. It is impossible to reply to posts made by people on your ignore list.
redqueen
Nov 2012
#49
Coming into this group and demanding people listen to you while simultaenously complaining that they
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2012
#50
It was written by a lawyer on behalf of a battered women advocacy organization
Major Nikon
Nov 2012
#22
It is primarily mothers who have custody and fathers who are alienated.
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2012
#38
Though it is obvious to me that women engage in this more, it isn't vital to this discussion.
Bonobo
Nov 2012
#64
Where are your scientific, peer-reviewed studies proving that mothers do it more often?
redqueen
Nov 2012
#69
A member of a forum with over 20 banned members calls another forum
4th law of robotics
Nov 2012
#72
Also: scientific, peer reviewed studies regarding the patriarchy, objectification
4th law of robotics
Nov 2012
#76
The concept of PAS (at least Gardner's version of it) is not well accepted in the medical community
Major Nikon
Nov 2012
#10
It is real. It really does happen, and there are enough first-hand accounts to demonstrate it.
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2012
#15
I think the concept is a real thing, I'm just not convinced of Gardner's version of it
Major Nikon
Nov 2012
#17
The extraordinary fight over "parental alienation syndrome" and what it means for divorce cases.
redqueen
Nov 2012
#35
"But no hypothesis so rooted in gender bias should be credited by medical science."
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2012
#39
Yes, the MRA spin is extremely popular all over the net. Most people don't bother to argue.
redqueen
Nov 2012
#43
So when the rate of incidence doesn't support your claims, you change the subject
Major Nikon
Nov 2012
#54
Its a shame when the adults cant put their personal shit aside for the sake of the kids.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2012
#66