There are no lengths that some high conflict parents will go to in order to gain an upper hand in divorce and child custody proceedings. In what has to rank high on the list of heinous things a parent can do – it’s the false allegations of sexual abuse...
Perhaps the most heinous of dirty tactics used in child custody litigation, the false allegations of child sexual abuse upon your own children is at the top of the list. Though false accusations of child abuse (generally) are extremely common in child custody...
Many high-conflict divorce and custody situations are rooted solely in one’s desire to completely control their target. The most effective way to accomplish this is by interfering in the targeted parent’s relationship with the children and vice-versa. ...
In our post False Child Abuse Allegations & Their Impact on Child Custody we spoke of circumstances which result to the directly involved parties to a custodial situation. However, it’s important to also understand that the impact reaches other relationships...
Without a doubt, an often used and particularly devastating problem during child custody matters are false allegations of child abuse or child sexual abuse. When some malicious parents, driven by hate or personality disorders, acquire a “win child custody at all...
A critical component of most high-conflict divorce and child custody situations is your ability to control your emotions. Further, conducting your day-to-day life smartly is a requirement. Avoid putting yourself in any situation where you can be falsely accused of...
If not a false accusation, it’s certainly a false assumption. Worse, that the authorities would contend that taking pictures of children sitting with Santa Claus and a choir at a local mall was suspicious enough to warrant “an investigation” or...
Sandra Howard was arrested. When she learned she would likely be facing charges for her criminal behavior, she pulled out the card that is so often used to give woman an upper-hand in such matters – a false allegation of sexual abuse. However, this time, her...
Karen Kristine Sudderth, today a 52-year old woman, kidnapped her child 12-years ago and fled the United States to Senegal in West Africa, and later to Thailand. Back in 1996, Karen Kristine Sudderth had custody of the child (then 5-years old), with the father, David...
A 50-year old Naperville, Illinois woman terrorized a community by sending repeated, anonymous false accusations against several school district employees in a Naperville School District. Her bizarre letters included: False allegations that a school student was being...