The next frontier of parent–child contact problems‐the wild‐west of court‐ordered reunification therapy
Abstract
Abstract The family courts have become deeply muddled in seeking to repair parent–child relationships that go significantly beyond making custody and parenting orders by ordering children and the non‐aligned parent to participate in reunification therapy. Absent guidelines on the scope of court‐ordered reunification therapy or resources supporting these programs, we have a wild west of judges making vague and overbroad orders that are often overturned as being contrary to the children's best interest. This Note intends to recommend statutory criteria and model proposed orders when reunification therapy is ordered to promote better and safer outcomes for families.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
Torture
Ethics
and Law
Homicide
Infanticide
and Child Abuse
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Family Court Review
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 124–138
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN