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TOPIC: Parental Alienation: A Legal Perspective on What it is and How to Address it
by Darlene Wanger
Discussion will be on how parental alienation is defined and how to determine whether a child is alienated versus estranged as well as strategies on how to address parental alienation in court, and most importantly, discuss how parents can best avoid their child from becoming alienated after a divorce or break-up.
Darlene Wanger is a partner at Kaplan | Wanger LLP a boutique family law firm in Century City, California. She has exclusively practiced family law for more than 18 years. Darlene started her career representing survivors of domestic violence in restraining order hearings, and divorce and paternity matters, and she continues to strongly advocate for survivors of domestic abuse. Darlene specializes in complex child custody matters, including cases where there is parental alienation, substance abuse issues, mental health issues, or children with special needs. She also has expertise in complex financial matters, and working with experts, including forensic accountants, is an essential component of Darlene’s practice.
Although Darlene continues to also maintain a litigation practice, after many years of seeing families emotionally and financially devastated by overzealous litigation, and the inefficacies of the family court system, she decided that there was a better and less adversarial way to help families resolve their conflicts: through collaborative law and mediation. While Darlene believes that sometimes litigation is necessary, she believes that families should first attempt to resolve their disputes through consensual dispute resolution methods, such as collaborative law and mediation.
Darlene received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from University of Southern California and her Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Darlene is a volunteer mediator with the Los Angeles Superior Court. She is also a member of the Los Angeles Bar Association and the Beverly Hills Bar Association.
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