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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Parental alienation is the psychological term 
3used to denote the unacceptable manipulative
process used by 
4one parent to alienate a child from the other parent by 
5disparaging conduct or words to
encourage the child to dislike 
6or break communication ties with the other parent; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, This process is most often used in the course of 
8the parents' divorce or separation; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, While divorce is the most common situation where 
10parental alienation is used, it also has
been known to happen 
11during the course of unhappy marriages or relationships that do 
12not end in
divorce, as one parent seeks the exclusive 
13companionship and alliance of the children or of a particular

14child in the family; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Parental alienation can be viewed as a form of 
16child abuse because it denies a child,
through cruel 
17manipulation, a loving a supportive relationship with both 
18parents; and is not in the best
interest of the child; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, The unhappiness bred by parental alienation has 
20been known to lead to child kidnapping,
murder, and suicide, or 
21other destructive behavior as has been reported in the media; 
 
 
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2    WHEREAS, Awareness of parental alienation and its negative 
3consequences on family relationships,
and on children caught in 
4this unhealthy negative web between his or her parents, will 
5help to highlight
this problem and lessen its occurrence; 
6therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
8NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
9we designate the month of April, 2012 as "Stop Parental

10Alienation Awareness Month" in Illinois.