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May 27, 2023 · A college student who went through Linda Gottlieb's parental alienation therapy as a child says he's lost contact with his brother and still has fears.
- Olivia Gentile
Dec 14, 2023 · Goff recalled coming to New York and spending four days with his father, brother, stepmother and her children at the home of Linda Gottlieb - the creator and operator of Turning Points. Goff...
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Mar 16, 2024 · Mar 16, 2024. Share. By Richard Luthmann. In a Filed Lawsuit arising from a Family Court matter in Clark County, Washington, Filip Hanik, a software engineer, has taken legal action against his ex-wife, Teresa Hanik, parental alienation consultant Linda J. Gottlieb, and her organization, Turning Points For Families.
- “I Don’T Know of Any Other Option”
- A Courtroom Affliction
- Sessions Spiral Out of Control
- Separated from Their Mother
- The Oldest Brother
Years before the children were sent to Turning Points, the court appointed reunification therapists to address their resistance and ill will toward their father. Karly McGuire said during the year she counseled the family she came to believe that Jordan’s parenting style was the cause of his sons’ continued resistance to him, according to her testi...
The family’s trip to Texas was intended to repair a case of parental alienation. Advocates and critics debate whether it’s a real ailment, but they agree on one thing: It is only diagnosed and treated in the family courtroom. “Other kinds of psychological dysfunctions that show up in court tend to show up elsewhere as well, whereas parental alienat...
On Dec. 1, police officers arrived at Jordan’s brick-front home in Syracuse, Utah. He had called for help with a “juvenile problem.” His two sons were refusing to be taken to Turning Points as the court had ordered, according to police records. Eventually, the boys agreed to go, and the group that traveled to Texas included Jordan’s new wife (the b...
After returning from Texas, the boys remained with their father, beginning the 90-day separation from their mother and any relatives who had defended her in the dispute. In such programs the separation can be extended by the facilitator if the children or the accused parent fail to comply with the treatment. “Sometimes the 90-day order can turn int...
As a legal adult, the court couldn’t force Xander, the oldest of the three brothers, to participate in the reunification program. Jordan invited him to join them in Texas, texting at the end of November, “It will not be the same without you. I have a ticket ready to purchase for you to come with us. I love you and hope to be your life again.” Xande...
Feb 26, 2023 · Two siblings in Utah have barricaded themselves in a bedroom at their mother’s home in defiance of a judge’s order to return to the custody of their father, despite state child welfare...
Sep 14, 2023 · The Controversial Parenting Theory That’s Showing Up in Court Everywhere. How “parental alienation” became a disturbing trend in family courts. By Rebecca Onion. Sept 14, 20233:00 PM. Photo...
May 30, 2023 · I Was Forced Into Reunification Therapy to Bond With My Emotionally Abusive Father. The Next 3 ½ Years Were Hell. In 2016, a judge ordered Ashton Goff, then 14, and his 9-year-old brother to attend a reunification program, Turning Points for Families, run by social worker Linda Gottlieb.
