The new alienating behaviours guidance

Our Family Law Pod is created by our Family and Divorce team, and provides news, tips and insights around current family law topics, and discusses the implications of key cases and guidance. Useful for anyone involved in the family court, in particular busy solicitors.

Episode 10: The new alienating behaviours guidance

In this podcast, Zoë Saunders and Lucy Reed KC discuss the recently published guidance from the Family Justice Council: Responding to a child’s unexplained reluctance, resistance or refusal to spend time with a parent and allegations of alienating behaviour (which you can find here). Zoë and Lucy summarise and explain the approach mandated by the guidance, and consider what practical difference it may make, for parents accused of alienating behaviours for those who wish to raise it as an issue, and for those representing the parties or the children in such cases. Discussion points include the co-occurrence of allegations of domestic abuse with allegations of alienating behaviour, the voice of the child and the role of experts.

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