Implacable Hostility

Hi
Does anyone know about ‘implacable hostility’ and associated ‘parental alienation syndrome’? do the English courts recognize it? if so, how is it dealt with?
Any advice/info welcome.
Em x

Yes... what do you want to know?

Do the courts recognize it and how is it dealt with i.e repairing the poisoning of young minds etc.

Of course we recognise it - sadly far far far the majority of cases involve the parent with care being hostile in one way shape or form hence the proceedings. Specifically what do you want to know??? This isnt the place for me to write a thesis on the topic????

It depends what you mean by 'it.' The courts have long been aware that some parents will use the children as a weapon to get back at the other and recognise implacable hostility. The problem is intractable situations are just that, intractable.

However, the Royal College of Psychiatrists Scoping Group report just last year on court work says experts should not take instructions that go beyond psychiatric expertise, for example in providing opinions when the issue is one of "novel psychiatric conditions for which there is an uncertain evidence base" or a condition or "syndrome" such as may be recognised by the courts but for which there are no "recognised diagnostic criteria, or no general agreement to the syndrome’s nature, or even no agreement as to its existence." So if someone is trying to argue PAS is a psychiatric condition affecting mothers they will have difficulty finding an expert psychiatrist to support their view.

PAS is rarely argued these days... we rest on implacable hostility as that relies mainly on the facts.