Attacking the Validity of PAS
In re Marriage of Rosenfeld, 524 N.W.2d 212 (Iowa Ct. App. 1994).
Father severely alienated children from mother. The court found the only way to correct the situation was to place children with mother. On appeal, father attacked validity of PAS and testimony of mother's expert. Court focused instead on parties' behavior.
Rebutting PAS through Child Testimony
White v. White, 655 N.E.2d 523, 526 (Ind. Ct. App. 1995).
Psychologist on whom mother had insisted testified that she was engaging in PAS and that she excessively hostile toward father. Mother attempted to rebut expert's testimony by putting 10-year-old son on stand. Trial court refused to subject son to the process. Affirmed on appeal.
Placing Children with an Alienated Parent
Tucker fka Greenberg v. Greenberg, 674 So. 2d 807 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996).
In a trial arising over a visitation dispute, court noted that former wife was obsessed with making shared parenting as difficult as possible for father. Both trial and appellate courts decided best decision was to place children with the alienated parent. (Continued)
