In tie and Brindley's case, they were encouraged by a mental health professional to forgive their father. This is a type of therapy that the court will sometimes order when children are resistant or refusing to see their parent for a variety of reasons. The dad stepped up his efforts to take back custody of the kids. And that's where we get into the claims of parental alienation.
Two siblings in Utah are defying a court order to reunite with their father, who they allege abused them. ProPublica’s Hannah Dreyfus explains a controversial concept known as “parental alienation.”
This episode was produced by Siona Peterous, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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