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<p>Guidance on Parental Alienation Syndrome is not issued to family court judges as
the ‘syndrome’ is not recognised as such by many professionals in this country.</p><p>
</p><p>The Children Act 1989 contains adequate provisions to protect against the effects
of parental alienation or implacable hostility. These include the requirement for
the court to ascertain the wishes and feelings of a child who is the subject of a
parental dispute, commensurate with that child’s age and level of understanding and
the power to request Cafcass to prepare a welfare report into any matters relevant
to the child or the family.</p><p> </p><p>Cafcass practitioners are aware of the potential
for children to be influenced or alienated by parental views and are alert to this
possibility throughout the case.</p>
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