DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF JUDICIAL PROCESSES REFERENCED WITH PARENTAL ALIENATION IN A CITY IN SOUTH REGION OF BRAZIL

Parental Alienation (PA) is a phenomenon that commonly occurs in situations of custody dispute. Objectives: to characterize the judicial processes refering to PA coming from family courts, childhood and youth court of Porto Alegre and civil chamber of the court of justice of the state of Rio Grande...

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Authors: Fermann, Ilana, Habigzang, Luísa Fernanda
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Uruguay
Institution:Universidad Católica del Uruguay
Repository:LIBERI
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:liberi.ucu.edu.uy:10895/5368
Online Access:https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/1253
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/5368
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:alienação parental
divórcio
disputa de guarda
avaliação psicológica
alienación parental
divorcio
disputa por la custodia
evaluación psicológica
parental alienation
divorce
custody dispute
psychological assessment
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Summary:Parental Alienation (PA) is a phenomenon that commonly occurs in situations of custody dispute. Objectives: to characterize the judicial processes refering to PA coming from family courts, childhood and youth court of Porto Alegre and civil chamber of the court of justice of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Such characterization includes the profi les of the children and their parents, and information regarding the processes to comprehend the PA situation. Methods: Descriptive documental analysis of 14 judicial processes involving 16 children. Results: 87.5% of the parents were already divorced; in 37.5%, the mother had the custody; in 71.43% the alienator identifi ed was the mother and in 21.43% it was the father. Conclusions: not always is the PA the complaint that initiates the process. PA is a form of psychological violence and may have a negative eff ect in the development of children and adolescents.