Parental Alienation Doesn’t Start at Home — It Starts in Family Court

Aug 28

The Myth: Alienation is just one parent being “difficult.”

The Truth: The system itself lights the fuse.

• Winner vs. Loser Custody – Courts create power imbalances that invite manipulation.

• Adversarial Hearings – Parents are pushed to attack each other to “win,” leaving children torn apart.

• No Sanctions for Manipulation – Judges rarely punish alienating behavior, signaling that lies pay off.

• Science Ignored – Proven tools that reveal coercion and attachment harm are dismissed in courtrooms.

Result: What’s called “Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS)” isn’t born in homes — it’s engineered in courtrooms.

Until we fix how custody is decided, alienation will keep destroying families — and courts will keep pretending they’re powerless to stop it.

Semper Fi

This is what happens when judges ignore due process — “my motion was never read or ruled on.”