Parental Alienation
Parental alienation: where are we now?
Francesca Wiley QC, 1 GC Family Law Francesca practises at the highest level in both private and public law Children Act and inherent jurisdiction Wardship cases where there are profoundly serious allegations against parties. She specialised in criminal law for 10 years before joining the family bar. A large part of her work involves cases…
Read MorePhilippa Perry explores the increasingly recognised phenomenon of Parental Alienation
Philippa Perry explores the psychological manipulation of children during divorce. Sometimes when parents split, the children are caught in the middle, pawns in a never-ending battle. Divorce rates in this country are falling, but increasing numbers of parents are going to court to fight over their children, despite the lack of legal aid. Around 80,000…
Read MoreSpeaker at Moving Upstream – addressing the problem of Parental Alienation in Europe
Francesca Wiley practises in both private and public law Children Act and inherent jurisdiction Wardship cases where there are profoundly serious allegations against parents, carers and Local Authorities. She is ordinarily instructed at High Court and Appellate level but undertakes cases in every tier of court if needed. She accepts instructions via direct access in…
Read MoreSerious Parental Alienation – The Approach of the Courts and Practitioners in 2016
Francesca Wiley QC of 1 Garden Court Family Law Chambers considers how the landscape is changing in the courts’ and practitioners’ attitudes to intractable contact cases. Francesca Wiley QC of 1 Garden Court Family Law Chambers Despite what appears to be a somewhat conservative approach by courts and practitioners to what are usually called “intractable “or “implacable…
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