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Parental Alienation in Ontario: What Is Parental Alienation, and What Should Be Done About It?

This paper explores parental alienation in custody and access litigation in Ontario, examining how parental alienation has been defined by various scholars, arguing in favour of the relevance of the term, and identifying a core definition which can be utilized in court. This paper also evaluates how Ontario courts have dealt with parental alienation claims to date, and identifies areas of weakness. Specifically, identification of, and response to, parental alienation is poor in cases where there are elements suggestive of both alienation and estrangement. Additionally, cases are not generally dealt with in a timely manner. Finally, this paper considers the possible benefits of youth acting as parties in parental alienation cases.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/31338
Date14 December 2011
CreatorsMcKelvey, Margaret Michelle
ContributorsCossman, Brenda
Source SetsUniversity of Toronto
Languageen_ca
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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