Parental alienation is the intentional or unintentional influence an ex-spouse may have on your children after divorce. It’s when one parent starts to interfere in the other parent’s parenting time or visitation time through the children.
It is not healthy to discuss your negative feelings or opinions about your former spouse with your child. Regardless of how angry you are with your former spouse, you don’t want to alienate your child to feel the same way. You do not want your bad feelings to rub off on your child.
Regardless of your circumstances, the resultant harm of parental alienation can be devastating to the relationship between the child and parent. There is no reason to allow your former spouse to spoil the relationship you have with your child. Even though most divorces are emotionally charged, it is important to do all you can to preserve a stable family life for your children.
If you are afraid that your former spouse may be negatively influencing your relationship with your child, contact an experienced Orange County Family Law attorney who may have the answers you are looking for and will discuss all of your options so you know what can be done to stop this negative action.
