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Part III
Topics in Separation, Visitation, and Reunification
2003), and is all too often viewed through the singular lens of parental
alienation—as when, for example, authors have cautioned that “[It is]
important for noncustodial parents to understand that their child’s
behavior may not be as much a rejection of them as an adoption of a
new set of rules for navigating the rough waters of divorce” (Stoltz &
Ney, 2002, p. 225).
This chapter plots a sequential course through the rough waters of
visitation rejection and refusal, recommending a stepwise process of
evaluation from the most benign and expectable to the more destructive
and pathogenic causes of this phenomenon. Working under the harsh
lights of litigation, the family law professional will always be wise and
the child’s needs will always be best served taking this most parsimoni-
ous course.
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