Divorce in AZ with children can require additional considerations on the part of both the divorcing parents as well as their attorney. When there are children involved, divorces tend to be more emotionally charged. One major issue that can disrupt the attempts of all involved coming to an agreement regarding legal decision making and parenting time is parental gatekeeping.
Parental gatekeeping is, sadly, a common addition to divorce in AZ with children. Many custodial parents will attempt to use parental gatekeeping in their child custody cases (cases in which the courts will need to determine legal decision making and parenting time). In some cases, parental gatekeeping is in response to a real problem. They are being reasonable in their attempts to protect …show more content…
When some parents begin to realize that the court will most often favor shared parenting and mandated frequent/regular contact with both parents (with some exceptions, of course) a gatekeeper parent will do whatever it takes to keep their child or children from their other parent. This will often include making false allegations to the court regarding the other parent’s behavior. False allegations made by gatekeeping parents in the middle of divorce in AZ with children often include alleged neglect of the child or children, abduction, domestic violence, drug or alcohol use/addiction, etc.
In other situations, the parental gatekeeping will rear its ugly head even after the court orders have been issued. In most cases, the malicious gatekeeper will not respect the Court orders and will, in fact, violate the orders regularly. They do so with the thought that the other parent will not be able to enforce the orders. In a similar vein, parental gatekeeping once the Court’s orders have been issued can be subtler with one parent engaging in covert alienation of the
Parental gatekeeping is, sadly, a common addition to divorce in AZ with children. Many custodial parents will attempt to use parental gatekeeping in their child custody cases (cases in which the courts will need to determine legal decision making and parenting time). In some cases, parental gatekeeping is in response to a real problem. They are being reasonable in their attempts to protect …show more content…
When some parents begin to realize that the court will most often favor shared parenting and mandated frequent/regular contact with both parents (with some exceptions, of course) a gatekeeper parent will do whatever it takes to keep their child or children from their other parent. This will often include making false allegations to the court regarding the other parent’s behavior. False allegations made by gatekeeping parents in the middle of divorce in AZ with children often include alleged neglect of the child or children, abduction, domestic violence, drug or alcohol use/addiction, etc.
In other situations, the parental gatekeeping will rear its ugly head even after the court orders have been issued. In most cases, the malicious gatekeeper will not respect the Court orders and will, in fact, violate the orders regularly. They do so with the thought that the other parent will not be able to enforce the orders. In a similar vein, parental gatekeeping once the Court’s orders have been issued can be subtler with one parent engaging in covert alienation of the