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Volume 5, Issue 5(Suppl)

J Child Adolesc Behav, an open access journal

ISSN: 2375-4494

Child Psychology 2017

September 28-29, 2017

September 28-29, 2017 Berlin, Germany

International Conference on

Adolescent Medicine &

Child Psychology

Why parallel parenting may be the better choice for families of divorce

Catherine MacWillie

Custody Calculations, A Public Benefits Corporation, USA

n today’s divorce environment of extreme litigation, parental alienation, false allegations, of child abuse, police reports and restraining

orders, filed to gain an advantage in custody an alternative to co-parenting is a must to protect the parent child relationship and

shared custody. Considering a growing number of judicial decisions across the country due to the inability of parents to co-parent

the courts are severing or severely limiting contact between many parents and their children. A decision detrimental to everyone

involved especially children who suffer ~ lacking regular and frequent contact with both parents, however different, their parenting

styles may be. This is also in direct opposition to what the courts desire but is the result nonetheless. It is also a decision that ultimately

results in many cases to the loss of all contact between a parent and a child as the primary parent now seeks further destruction of

the non-primary parent and child relationship with full immunity lacking recognition of courts of an already existing alternative to

the scenario such as parallel parenting. Aggravating the scenario is that the courts usually decide in favor of the more aggressive and

alienating parent who is usually more financially capable and who is by the very definition more presentable to the courts. As opposed

to the target parent who is often under severe duress and suffering from PTSD and seen as less capable in and out of court and during

assessments. An issue could be reduced or obstructed with early awareness and use of parallel parenting by parents, the courts and

other experts. Parallel parenting can be implemented without an order of the courts. But certainly, it is a bonus if court order at the

onset of the divorce, custody and shared parenting process as opposed to the current failed model of co-parenting.

J Child Adolesc Behav 2017, 5:5(Suppl)

DOI: 10.4172/2375-4494-C1-003