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040			_aAFVC
100			_aMackenzie, Deborah _91599
245			_a‘It’s Not OK’, but ‘It’ never happened : _bparental alienation accusations undermine children’s safety in the New Zealand Family Court _cDeborah Mackenzie, Ruth Herbert and Neville Robertson
260			_bTaylor & Francis, _c2020
500			_aJournal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 2020, 42(1): 106-117
520			_aWhile the public campaign slogan in New Zealand when referring to family violence, is ‘It’s Not OK’, many women in New Zealand report that the Family Court prefers the catchphrase ‘It never happened’. When women and children escaping violence and abuse reach out to the New Zealand Family Court for protection believing the justice system will help them, they often enter an alternative reality where they are not believed and are subsequently made less safe. This is particularly so for those women whose well-founded fears for their children’s safety get reinterpreted as evidence of a deliberate attempt to alienate the children from their fathers. The Backbone Collective, an independent organisation, surveyed New Zealand women about their experiences in the Family Court, finding that many women reported being accused of parental alienation. This paper investigates the sources of these allegations of parental alienation and how they impact mothers and their children. We argue that the use of parental alienation in the New Zealand Family Court is undermining the international rights of children. (Authors' abstract). This special issue brings together scholars whose work presents a critical perspective on parental alienation, with a particular focus on women and children who have experienced domestic and family violence. Follow the link to the special issue table of contents for other articles. Record #6477
650			_aCHILDREN'S RIGHTS _9135
650			_aFAMILY COURT _9241
650			_aJUSTICE _9333
650			_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650			_aMOTHERS _9392
650			_aWOMEN _9645
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
700			_aHerbert, Ruth _98043
700			_92013 _aRobertson, Neville R.
773	0		_tJournal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 2020, 42(1): 106-117
830			_aJournal of Social Welfare and Family Law _97787
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2020.1701942 _zRead abstract
856			_uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjsf20/42/1?nav=tocList _zSpecial issue TOC
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE