After a divorce is finalized and child custody has been determined, few actions are worse than a child’s attempt to shut a parent out. Continue reading to learn more about parental alienation. Parental alienation is a topic in family law that is not frequently discussed. As a result, very few families understand what parental alienation is and how it can have negative effects on an entire family.

Marriage is essentially a legal contract; it states that one person is obligated to the other in certain ways and that specific legal actions must be taken to end the contract, or relationship. There are two ways to end the contract of marriage: divorce and annulment.

Filing for divorce may have been one of the most difficult and emotionally stressful periods of your life; but now that the divorce is finalized and your ex-spouse is failing to abide by a court order, where should you turn? You have rights to enforce this court order, and failing to exercise these rights can have serious consequences on both you and your family.