Sep 15
Continuing on their Parental Alienation series, your hosts Jake Gilbreath and Brian Walters take a look at a grim side of an already grim subject: false accusations of parental alienation. While thankfully not a common occurrence, some scorned partners will try to use every trick they can think of to get an edge in court, and other times some spouses genuinely think parental alienation is occurring when it is not. Luckily, Jake and Brian are here to lay out your options if you have ...
read moreSep 11
This week your hosts Jake and Brian discuss what to do if you suspect that your former partner is alienating your child from you. Listen as they discuss how to identify the signs of parental alienation and your options for fighting parental alienation both in the courtroom and at home. The Texas Family Law podcast is available for download on Apple Podcasts, as well as on SoundCloud and Spotify. Don't feel like listening to it? The entire transcript is available below.
read moreSep 08
A finding of family violence or neglect by a Texas family law judge unlocks the full power of the Texas court to make significant and in some, cases extraordinary remedies to protect the victimized child from ongoing abuse. Unfortunately, it is not an effective strategy for a Texas family lawyer to simply lodge accusations of Parental Alienation Syndrome with a long list of transgressions by the alienating parent. Blaming the alienating parent alone as a legal strategy ...
read moreSep 08
In Texas, the Family Court has broad latitude to fashion a custody order to protect a child from child abuse, including emotional abuse resulting from parental alienation. The command of the law is for the Court to fashion a court order to provide a “safe, stable, and nonviolent environment for the child” and the court is guided at all times by the legislative mandate that the “best interest of the child shall always be the primary consideration of the court in determining conser...
read moreSep 08
Parental alienation requires “two keys” to start and run the destructive behavioral system. Understanding the requirement of “two keys” is an important insight and helps the family law court and lawyer to see through the conflict cloud that obscures the root cause of parental alienation. The first key. The ignition of parental alienation syndrome is often a mistake, lapse in judgment, or life incident that befalls the disfavored or alienated parent. Examples of these e...
read moreSep 08
Courts often make no changes to the parenting orders in Parental Alienation cases because the Court is unable to see through the “cloud of conflict,” generated by parental alienation. What is the “cloud of conflict”? The “cloud of conflict” refers to the difficulty for the Judge or Jury to understand the root cause. The “cloud of conflict” works like this: Trial commences and the Court observes that the parents of the child are not getting al...
read moreSep 02
Parental alienation is one of the most traumatizing subjects we deal with in Family Law, both for the children involved as well as the parents. That's why we've created this guide to help give answers to the most common questions we receive when trying parental alienation cases in Texas. With decades of experience between us, the attorneys at Walters Gilbreath, PLLC have prepared this guide to help you through this difficult and emotional issue. (more…)
read moreSep 02
Parental alienation occurs when one parent attempts to create a relationship with their children that excludes the other parent from their lives. When done effectively, the children get to a point where they refuse visitation or any contact at all with the alienated parent and express only negative feelings about them. Parental alienation is very different from when children no longer want to maintain contact with a parent who physically, emotionally, or sexually abused them. In alienation...
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Brian and his staff were great. Brian’s direction and expertise provided me with the legal information relevant for my needs over several years now. He listens and is steadfast which gave me comfort in the courses of action. I highly recommend him.Brian and his staff were great. Brian’s direction and expertise provided me with the legal information...
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