Outcome of Family Cases When Parental Alienation is Alleged

In intense custody disputes, claims of alienation often arise and can lead to one parent losing custodial rights to the other. This chart highlights the outcomes of such claims when made by a mother versus a father, and compares them to the results when the courts find the allegations credible.

The study aimed to gather and objectively review as many published online opinions as possible on custody, abuse, and alienation from 2002 to 2013, 238 published opinions from all states and the District of Columbia met the study’s inclusion criteria.
Chart: Dellino Family Law GroupSource: UMN Law SchoolCreated with Datawrapper